Robert Griffin III says intern was behind Instagram ‘like’ of Redskins-bashing post
Robert Griffin III looks on prior to the start of a preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens on Aug. 29.
Turns out, we still don’t know how Robert Griffin III feels about losing the Washington Redskins starting quarterback job to Kirk Cousins.
But we do know that he doesn’t think the team has a “sorry” owner and front office that “let him fall and did not help him get up” -- even though Griffin appeared to indicate he liked an Instagram post Monday that stated those sentiments.
Griffin posted an Instagram message of his own late Monday early Tuesday morning explaining that an intern monitoring his account was the one who had clicked the “like” icon on the other post.
“I did not ‘like’ that IG post ridiculing our team,” Griffin wrote. “I have not been social media active consistently for awhile now and am ultra-focused on working to get back on the field and trying to help this team. One of our interns who helps with Instagram liked the post. As soon as I was made aware of it, it was immediately unliked. That is not how I feel and I appreciate your understanding.”
Redskins Coach Jay Gruden announced Monday morning that Cousins would be the team’s starting quarterback for 2015. Griffin struggled during the preseason before suffering a concussion during an exhibition game against Detroit last month. He has yet to be cleared to play.
A fan who goes by the Instragram handle xtramambosauce posted a photo of Griffin along with these words of support:
“As a Skins Fan I’m disappointed in the way my team used this mans talent and potential to do nothing but raise hopes and make a profit. I don’t regret the skins grabbing RG, I do regret having a sorry ... team owner and sorry ... front office who couldn’t put a winning coaching staff together who could actually compete for a super bowl. Griffin does not deserve the blame or bad rap, the man has gone above and beyond since day one to the point of injury, while at the same time being a role model of a person. The Redskins let him fall and did not help him get up. No matter if he’s a starter, back up, or played for another team I will always respect and be a fan of RG3.”
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