Robert Griffin III has x-rays on ribs after game

The Redskins will be evaluating players for the rest of the regular season, but they had to evaluate x-rays of the ribs of their franchise quarterback after Sunday’s loss to the Panthers.
Mike Jones of the Washington Post reports that Robert Griffin III had x-rays taken after the game to ensure that he hadn’t broken them on a hit early in the game. He complained of soreness on his left side and the team sent him for the tests to rule out a more serious injury. The x-rays were negative and Griffin said he won’t be set back by the soreness at all.
“I’m fine. I’ll be ready to go,” Griffin said. “No one is ever going to question the fight I have inside myself to be the greatest and to help this team to victory. It doesn’t matter what it is, I will make sure that I continue to help my team win games and that it starts right after the bye.”
Given the absence of fractures and the extra time before the next Redskins game, there doesn’t seem to be much reason to think Griffin will miss any time as a result of the injury. If that proves to be incorrect, Mike Shanahan will have a chance to evaluate Kirk Cousins or Rex Grossman.

Source: PFT.com
Author: Josh Alper
Photo: Aaron M. Sprecher, NFL.com

Mike Shanahan says RGIII has a “mild” concussion

The Redskins have confirmed that quarterback Robert Griffin III suffered a concussion in today’s loss to the Falcons.
Specifically, Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said Griffin suffered a “mild” concussion. The term “mild” concussion may be more descriptive than “shaken up,” which was how the Redskins initially described Griffin, but with the NFL’s emphasis on protecting players from head injuries, it’s probably better for coaches not to refer to any concussions as “mild.”
The hit that caused Griffin’s concussion was totally avoidable. He rolled out on a third-and-goal, had nowhere to run and instead of stepping out of bounds, sliding or throwing the ball away, he attempted to pick up a couple yards and got popped by Falcons linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, who hit Griffin hard but hit him cleanly. It’s on Griffin to learn how to avoid hits like that.
But Griffin didn’t avoid that hit, backup Kirk Cousins threw two late interceptions, and the Falcons beat the Redskins while Griffin watched the end of the game from the locker room.

Source: PFT.com
Author: Michael David Smith
Photo: Aaron M. Sprecher/NFL.com

Week One Football ERA Game Results

	Net	Offensive	Offense	Offense	Defensive	Defense	Defense
	Total	Total	Rushing	Drives	Total	Rushing	Pressure
Phi	2032	979	438	542	1053	633	421
Cleve	-195	-202	213	-415	7	-633	640
NE	1977	977	665	312	1000	688	312
Tenn	-826	-94	28	-122	-732	-688	-44
Was	1847	1110	598	512	738	213	525
NO	-179	-163	48	-210	-16	-213	196
Chi	1802	891	540	351	912	434	478
Ind	-173	5	180	-175	-178	-434	255
Den	1479	647	438	209	832	173	660
Pitt	-51	172	190	-18	-223	-173	-50
Hou	1453	784	398	386	669	244	426
Mia	38	19	248	-229	19	-244	263
Bal	1445	776	440	336	669	108	562
Cinn	369	244	373	-129	125	-108	233
Det	1355	714	398	317	641	260	381
StL	-234	-3	180	-183	-232	-260	28
TB	1225	632	500	132	593	223	371
Car	48	48	48	1	0	-223	222
SF	1204	745	485	260	459	203	257
GB	161	-7	50	-58	168	-203	371
Dall	1199	767	295	472	431	103	329
NYG	-60	-32	233	-264	-28	-103	75
KC	876	631	540	91	245	309	-64
Atl	272	342	230	112	-70	-309	239
Minn	854	481	480	0	373	-31	405
Jax	718	500	313	187	218	31	187
Arz	824	287	218	70	537	-8	545
Sea	611	388	350	38	224	8	216
Oak	780	490	378	113	290	220	70
SD	353	138	123	16	215	-220	435
NYJ	588	501	295	206	87	99	-12
Buff	217	546	450	96	-328	-99	-229

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