Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III will not be able to play in Saturday's preseason game after meeting with a neurological expert, according to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports. Griffin sustained a concussion in the team's second preseason game, but the team announced on Thursday that Griffin was cleared for Saturday's game against the Baltimore Ravens by an independent neurologist.
Robert Griffin III no longer cleared from concussion after ‘further review’
Robert Griffin III was cleared by the team on Thursday, but a neuropsychologist has reversed his decision and recommended the quarterback be held out of action on Saturday.
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It sounds like Griffin actually wasn’t cleared by that neurologist. They “anticipated” that Griffin would be cleared, but further studying of the “neuropsychology data” led them to recommend Griffin be held from game action on Saturday and be retested in “one-two weeks,” according to a statement from Robert N. Kurtzke, the independent neurologist in question, via Albert Breer of the NFL Network.
Washington will take on the Ravens on Saturday, then close out the preseason with a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept. 3. That's a short week, so it seems unlikely that Griffin will return to action at all this preseason.
Griffin, the team’s starter, was hit multiple times in the second preseason game, including three sacks. He’s been practicing to this point so he did clear at least part of the league’s concussion protocol. The team exercised the fifth-year option on his contract this offseason -- the fifth year being 2016 -- and the team was adamant that Griffin will still be the starter when he comes back from injury.
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