Robert Griffin III promises to reveal Washington, Daniel Snyder in upcoming ‘tell all’ book about his former team

Robert Griffin III has special plans to celebrate his 10th anniversary in the NFL: reveal the team that drafted him. On Tuesday, the old midfielder disclosure an upcoming book, “Surviving Washington,” is due out in August 2022 and seems to shed light on “one of the most dysfunctional franchises in all of sports.” Griffin, who spent the first four years of his career in Washington, is promising “unfiltered facts” about the team in what is being marketed as an “explosive narrative from the franchise’s former savior.”

Unsigned since he was released from Ravens in January and is currently working as NFL ESPN analyst Griffin this past September told Adam Schefter that he would “love to come back“come to Washington, suggest that the team” make the call” to bring him back to the center after Ryan Fitzpatrick’s injury. He even said it would make for a “great story”, to come “complete” with his original team.

Now, seemingly acknowledging that he’ll never get that call, 31-year-old Griffin has invited fans to “take this journey with me” in his new book, written with… old. New York Daily News reporter Gary Myers, “as I guide you through one of the most difficult franchises to operate in all of sports.”

“Every experience I’ve had has made me a better husband, a better father and a better player,” Griffin said in a promotional video for the book. “(But) I will tell you the truth about what happened during the 2012 playoffs against Seattle. I will detail the medical mismanagement I received during my time in Washington. . sportsman and an owner that many of you want to disappear. They say, ‘The truth will make you free, so here it is, unfiltered.”

Of course, Griffin is alluding to some of the biggest controversies surrounding his career and Washington’s reputation. He famously suffered ACL and LCL injuries in Washington’s 2012 Wild Card match against Seahawks Although the team’s doctor James Andrews has advised the team not to rush back from a previous knee injury. And Washington is at least partially still embroiled in a scandal that dates back to 2020 Washington Post reporting on widespread sexual harassment within the organization, with Jon Gruden Raiders This year’s resignation was the result of leaked emails from the NFL’s investigation into the team.

Griffin’s book, “Surviving Washington,” is slated for release just over 10 years after the former Baylor star placed 2nd overall in the 2012 draft.