RGIII injury: Redskins QB expected to play on Sunday

Glazer says that the NFL wants teams to, “immediately acknowledge a head injury to prevent concussed players from getting pushed back on field,” but the Redskins didn’t take the proper measures. Rather than immediately describe Griffin’s head injury, he was labeled as “shaken up” with a questionable return for that game.

The rookie quarterback is expected to play for the Redskins on Sunday afternoon against the Minnesota Vikings, but his injury may still come back to haunt Washington in a different way.

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III passed cardio and agility tests on Tuesday and will practice with the team on Wednesday and be evaluated after practice, according to a team source. If Wednesday’s practice goes well, RGIII should start on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.

Griffin suffered a concussion in the third quarter of the Redskins’ 24-17 loss to the Atlanta Falcons and did not return to the game. Fellow rookie Kirk Cousins replaced Griffin and led the Redskins on a touchdown-scoring drive, but was unable to lead Washington to the win. At the time of the hit, RGIII did not know the score or quarter of the game, but coach Mike Shanahan said he was feeling much better after the game.