RG3 TALKS "THE BIGGEST REGRET OF HIS CAREER."

Robert Griffin III gets candid talking about playing in the 2013 NFL Season during a recent podcast episode of RG3 And The Ones:

"What is the biggest regret in your career?"

"Oh, y'all hitting the heavy-hitting questions. I would say the biggest regret in my career is probably playing in 2013. I tore my ACL in the playoffs after the 2012 season against the Seattle Seahawks. Coming back and playing that season, pretty much seven, eight months removed from tearing not only my ACL but also my LCL and my meniscus in my knee, is something that I don't think I should have done. I don't even want to say that I know I shouldn't have played that year, but when you're a player and you're in fight or flight mode, you're always going to choose to fight.

Despite going back and looking at the film and understanding that I was nowhere near 100%, sometimes we want something so bad that we're willing to hurt ourselves for it. When you're 23 years old and you have no professional experience, it's very hard to make those decisions when all you want to do is play."

ABOUT RG3 > WIKIPEDIA
Robert Lee Griffin III (born February 12, 1990), nicknamed RGIII or RG3, is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons, most notably with the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Baylor Bears, winning the Heisman Trophy as a senior, and was selected second overall by the Redskins in the 2012 NFL draft.

Griffin set league records for the highest rookie passer rating and touchdown–interception ratio, while leading the Redskins to their first division title since 1999. He received Offensive Rookie of the Year and Pro Bowl honors, but was unable to duplicate his success in later seasons. Plagued by injuries and inconsistent performances, Griffin lost his starting position in 2015 to Kirk Cousins, which led to Washington releasing him after the season. Griffin signed with the Cleveland Browns in 2016, but his tenure was also afflicted with injuries, resulting in his release by the season's end. After spending 2017 as a free agent, he joined the Baltimore Ravens in 2018 and played his last three seasons as a backup.

2013 season

Griffin on a read-option run during a game against the Eagles in 2013

After some controversy over whether Griffin would be ready for the season opener (he did not play a single preseason game), he debuted in the loss to Philadelphia Eagles.[95] Griffin failed to replicate his 2012 success during the first half of the 2013 season and remained statistically below expectations until Washington's Week 7 game against the Chicago Bears. Leading the Redskins to a 45–41 victory, Griffin recorded 298 passing yards and two touchdowns,[96] including a 45-yard touchdown pass to Aldrick Robinson.[97] The Redskins' 27–6 loss against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 12 was the first game in Griffin's collegiate and professional career where he failed to score a single offensive touchdown.[98] On December 11, head coach Mike Shanahan announced that Griffin would be inactive for the last three games of the season and that Kirk Cousins would finish the season as the starter. He claimed that it was done in order to eliminate risk of further injury to Griffin.[99] He finished the 2013 season with 3,203 passing yards, 16 passing touchdowns, and 12 interceptions to go along with 86 carries for 489 rushing yards and no touchdowns.[100]