OWINGS MILLS, Md. – Even now, six years after the delirious high of Robert Griffin III’s rookie season, it’s oddly satisfying to watch him flee the pocket, edging out a chasing defender before flicking a dart into the end zone.
Here at Ravens practice, preparing to play his first preseason game since 2016, Griffin is part reclamation project and part support system—the kind of player most teams don’t have the time or money to squeeze into camp anymore. Theoretically, he’s an ideal parallel to first-round pick Lamar Jackson if the offense shifts in one direction. Realistically, he’s wedged between a newly-motivated veteran trying to hang on to his job, and a generationally talented rookie bent on torching opposing defenses once he gets the chance.