WASHINGTON (AP) — In the end, Robert Griffin III was just another name on a list, one of four players released by the Washington Redskins on Monday to create salary-cap space.
The move, expected for some time, brings an end to the quarterback's sudden-rise-and-stunning-fall saga with a team that traded a bevy of draft picks to acquire him — and now receives nothing in return as he departs. The move gets Griffin's 2016 contract, worth about $16 million, off the payroll before Wednesday, when the new league year begins and free agents can be signed.