The Washington Commanders are doing the right thing with Jayden Daniels by not playing him with a knee injury. Don’t play with his long term future for short term gain. All players want to play, but it is the organizations job to protect the players future. Bravo

— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) September 19, 2025

Robert Griffin III has never been shy about sharing his opinion. If there is a hot topic, Griffin loves to encourage engagement on social media, whether it’s football, politics, WNBA, or virtually anything. He loves staying in the news. Since Josh Harris bought the Washington Commanders two years ago, Griffin hasn’t been shy about praising his former team and young quarterback Jayden Daniels.

There are similarities between Daniels and Griffin. Both are former Heisman Trophy winners, No. 2 overall picks and NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award winners for Washington. Griffin burst onto the scene in 2012, led the Redskins to a 10-6 record and a playoff berth before injuring his knee against the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC playoffs. His career was never the same.

These days, whenever Daniels takes a hit, non-Washington fans compare him to Griffin, believing he’ll also be a one-hit wonder. With Daniels injured and missing this week’s game against the Raiders, the critics, namely, fans of the other NFC East teams and the Chicago Bears, are back to using the term “sophomore slump.”

Daniels sprained his knee in last week’s loss to the Green Bay Packers. Instead of allowing him to play in Week 3, the Commanders are taking the wise and cautious approach. Daniels is the franchise quarterback, and this is the long-term vision the franchise hasn’t always used.

Griffin weighed in on Washington’s decision to sit Daniels for Week 3.

Griffin is not wrong here. Of course, he’s likely comparing the situation to how Washington handled his situation in 2012-13. Remember, Griffin injured his knee late in the regular season and was never the same. He then tore his ACL in the 2012 NFC Divisional Round. That entire offseason was a slogan built around “All in for Week 1.” Griffin would later blame head coach Mike Shanahan and others in Washington, leading to Shanahan’s dismissal, alongside Kyle Shanahan, Matt LaFleur and Mike McDaniel.

The Griffin story has been told over and over about how he likes to blame everyone else and never himself. In this case, perhaps Griffin displayed some maturity in his response. The Commanders will err on the side of caution with their franchise quarterback, and that’s a good thing. Washington has a capable backup in Marcus Mariota, who proved last season that he can operate the offense at a high level.

One can argue with Griffin’s motivations for his X post, but that doesn’t mean he’s wrong.