Washington Redskins general manger Scot McCloughan has insisted that the club are not going to give up on quarterback Robert Griffin III.
McCloughan joined the franchise earlier this week after four years at the Seattle Seahawks, and he is adamant that he has no plans to allow Griffin to leave the Redskins, despite his struggles since the end of his rookie season.
"I think [the 2015] season is going to tell a lot," McCloughan told WTEM-FM. "We'll see what happens heading up to the draft and all that stuff, but I don't think you ever give up on a young quarterback that took you to the playoffs as a rookie. I really don't think you do that.
"Because they're so hard to find and he's still young. Give him the benefit of the doubt, he's been banged up. You can say, 'Yeah, the grass is greener,' but who can we go get?
"If all of a sudden he goes somewhere and starts lighting it up, you know? And Jay [Gruden's] system, that's a tough system the first year to learn. So, I'm very curious to see how his second year goes. Very curious."
The Redskins posted a 4-12 record in the 2014 season as they missed the playoffs for the second straight season.
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