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Redskins will likely pick up RGIII's fifth-year option

Robert Griffin III will probably be in burgundy and gold through 2016.

NFL Media's Albert Breer reported Monday that Griffin, the Washington Redskins' No. 2 overall pick in the 2012 draft, will likely have his fifth-year option picked up by the club ahead of next Monday's deadline.

The cost -- $16.1 million -- is viewed by the club as a discount version of the franchise tag and may give them one more season to make a clear evaluation.

Allowing a player of Griffin's caliber to walk before you are certain he is no longer the same player he was as a rookie would be foolish.