Healthy or not, Robert Griffin III will not be Washington's starting quarterback Week 1. The team's coaching staff has informed Griffin that Kirk Cousins will be under center for the opener against the Miami Dolphins, Yahoo Sports' Charles Robinson reported Monday morning.
This should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed the Griffin situation, which is quickly becoming one of the NFL's most toxic topics. The former Rookie of the Year suffered a concussion in Washington's Week 2 preseason win against the Detroit Lions before being cleared and subsequently uncleared by independent neurologists.