About Robert
- Born in Okinawa, Japan, where his parents, Robert Griffin Jr. and Jacqueline, both U.S. Army sergeants, were stationed; settled in Copperas Cove, Texas in 1997
- Man of faith and very involved with faith-based charities and organizations
- Says his relationship with God is his "most important influence
- Is married to wife, Grete, with four daughters
- Currently serves as a football analyst for ESPN (since 2021)
- Grew up a fan of the Denver Broncos and Mike Shanahan, whom he played under for his first two seasons with the Redskins
- Attended Copperas Cove High School, in Texas, where he was a three-sport star in basketball, football, and track
- Committed to play football and run track at Baylor in 2008
- Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science with a 3.67 grade point average in December 2010, began pursuing a Master's in communications in 2011
Career at Baylor
- One of the most decorated and accomplished college quarterbacks of all-time
- Set or tied 8 single-game, 26 single-season, and 20 career Baylor records
Heisman Trophy Season (2011)
- 2011 Associated Press College Football Player of the Year winner
- 2011 Davey O'Brien Award winner
- 2011 Manning Award winner
- 2011 Consensus All-American
- 2011 First Team Academic All-Big 12
- 2011 Finalist for Walter Campbell Player of the Year
- 2011 Finalist for Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
NFL Career
- The Washington Redskins selected Robert with the second overall pick, making him the second Baylor Bear to be drafted that high in four years
- Had a highly successful rookie season, setting records for the highest passer rating and touchdown-interception ratio by a first-year quarterback, while leading Washington to their first division title since 1999
- Was the first rookie in NFL history to pass for 200 yards, pass for 4 touchdowns and rush for more than 75 yards in a single game
- Youngest player in NFL history, at 22 years and 284 days old, to achieve a perfect passer rating in a game (vs Philadelphia in 2012) until 2015
- 2012 Offensive Rookie of the Year and Pro Bowl honors
- Named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team
- Made NFL history by selling the most rookie season jerseys ever
Career at ESPN
- Joined ESPN in 2021 as a college football and NFL analyst
- Calls weekly college games on ESPN/ABC and travels to the site of ESPN’s Monday Night Football games as a member of the Monday Night Countdown pregame show
- A contributor to ESPN’s year-round coverage, has a presence at the sport’s biggest events, including the Super Bowl, College Football Playoff, Pro Bowl, NFL Draft and Heisman Trophy Ceremony
- Joined Monday Night Countdown during the 2022 season, adding weekly NFL responsibilities to his role as a college football game-caller
- Was labeled by Sports Illustrated as “ESPN’s Next Big Star” in 2022
- Nominated for a 2022 Emmy Award for his commentary and work at ESPN
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Robert Griffin III Is ESPN’s Next Big Star: The former quarterback is already a broadcasting dynamo. But he hasn’t quite given up on playing football yet.
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