Robert Griffin III's run in Washington is officially over. The team informed Griffin of his release Monday, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Griffin alluded to the impending news earlier in the day with a tweet:
We have to face the challenges life presents and never back down. Keep Fighting!
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) March 7, 2016
Master Tesfatsion of the Washington Post noted the cap implications:
#Redskins are currently $6.69M over the cap. They should have about $9.41M to work with after cutting RG3.