As he did throughout the spring, Griffin said he’s just “having fun” and whatever level of uncertainty may exist hasn’t affected his thinking or his work.
“I think Coach is going to come out and see what he needs to see and make that decision,” Griffin said, per the team’s official camp transcript. “It’s our job as players to put our best foot forward.”
Jackson has said he’ll name a starter before the team plays its first preseason game, and since the spring it’s seemed like Griffin’s job to lose. Friday marked the first of 11 practices the Browns have on their schedule before their Aug. 12 preseason opener at Green Bay.
“At the end of the day you come out here every day having to work to be the guy, to be the best,” Griffin said. “Even when they name the starter you still have to come out here and work and prove it every single day. Nothing’s ever going to be given to you.
“I don’t worry about things that I can’t control. If [Jackson] asks me to stand up in front of the team and present something, I’m going to present something. If he says, ‘Don’t tell me anything,’ then I’m going to sit there and take notes. At the end of the day, you don’t worry about what you can’t control. Coach has decisions that he has to make, and your job is to make that decision easy for him.”
Source: PFT.com
Author: Zac Jackson
