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Browns 2016 season preview: Robert Griffin III’s unwavering confidence has guided him on path toward redemption

The most important question the Browns face as they begin the 2016 season Sunday on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles is whether Robert Griffin III can resurrect his career as a starting quarterback in the NFL.

No one knows for sure. Not Griffin, not coach Hue Jackson, not the rest of the league.

But Griffin feels at home in Believeland partly because he believes. He believes in himself, in his ability to lead a team to glory, and he always has, even during the darkest times.

Injuries, clashes with coaches, friction with teammates and a lack of development as a pocket passer led to him tumbling from the NFL’s offensive rookie of the year who made the Pro Bowl and led Washington to the playoffs in 2012 to the third-string quarterback who didn’t play a snap last season and filled in as a scout-team safety during practices.