Robert Griffin III has a chance to become the league’s next Steve Young.
Though the two quarterbacks came into the league in completely different ways—Griffin as a highly touted No. 2 overall pick and Young as a supplemental selection following a stint in the USFL—the long-term trajectory of their careers could look eerily similar when it’s all said and done.
Young started his Hall of Fame career as a punching bag behind a god-awful Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive line in the mid-1980s. He completed just 53 percent of his passes, throwing 11 touchdowns and 21 interceptions while being sacked 68 times in his first 19 starts, earning a record of 3-16.