Injured Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III told ESPN that he will not push to play the next time he has an injury, claiming that he has learned from his "mistakes." Griffin acknowledged that he will take himself out of the game the next time he has an injury similar to the one that he suffered in the Redskins' playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks.
Griffin originally injured his knee after a hit from Baltimore Ravens nose guard Haloti Ngata during the regular season. The franchise quarterback stayed in the game briefly before fellow rookie Kirk Cousins entered in relief for the injured Griffin.
"If I had another incident like the Ngata hit, I'm out of the game," he said. "You pull yourself out at that point. You learn from your mistakes."
After re-injuring the same knee in the first half of the playoff loss to Seattle, Griffin again remained in the game until the fourth quarter, when he suffered multiple torn knee ligaments while struggling performance wise.
"Your survivor instinct kicks in," Griffin said in the ESPN The Magazine article. "You're like, 'I'm a warrior. I'm a beast. I do all these things, I can push through adversity.'"
Griffin will be featured as the cover story in a 5,000-word letter to President Barack Obama "on behalf of a young man who recently moved to your district." Griffin tweeted: "Good conversation with @BarackObama Wise words, & much appreciated," after meeting with the President on Sunday in Washington.
According to the Washington Times, Griffin said Obama talked to him about "protecting myself" as the two men met at Verizon Center, where both were watching Syracuse's win against Marquette in an Elite Eight matchup in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
Griffin won the 2012 AP offensive rookie of the year award and threw for 3,200 yards and 20 touchdowns last season. The dual-threat quarterback also rushed for 815 yards and seven touchdowns.
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