{"id":444156,"date":"2024-01-19T18:22:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T18:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=444156"},"modified":"2024-01-19T18:22:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T18:22:43","slug":"robert-griffin-iii-jay-grudens-war-of-words-have-just-further-ignited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/robert-griffin-iii-jay-grudens-war-of-words-have-just-further-ignited\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Griffin III &#038; Jay Gruden&#8217;s War Of Words Have Just Further Ignited"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday night, the social media feud between former Washington star Robert Griffin III and one of his former coaches, Jay Gruden, reached a new height as Gruden brutally took down his former quarterback.<\/p>\n<h2>Robert Griffin III &amp; Jay Gruden&#8217;s War Of Words Have Just Further Ignited<\/h2>\n<p>During Griffin&#8217;s final two seasons in 2014 and 2015, Gruden, the team&#8217;s coach, offered his thoughts on the Philadelphia Eagles&#8217; lack of defense for Jalen Hurts in their Wild Card defeat to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After leading the Washington club to a 0-5 start in 2019, Gruden was dismissed after six seasons with a 35-49-1 record.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I ever put a QB through what Philly is putting Jalen through, I apologize,\u201d Gruden posted on social media. \u201cPick up a blitz!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Robert Griffin III and Jay Gruden situation is getting LOUDER and LOUDER <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PMSLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PMSLive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UfZnd8T6yZ\">pic.twitter.com\/UfZnd8T6yZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatMcAfeeShow\/status\/1748398158265098444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Griffin told a story on his podcast about Gruden and shared a clip of it on social media in which Gruden responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a moment that happened in D.C. that is vividly remembered,\u201d Griffin starts off saying in the clip. \u201cJay Gruden went to a press conference and he undressed me at that press conference in a way a coach should never undress his starting quarterback. It was after a game and I said in the press conference that \u2018the best players in the NFL have the guys around them play at an extremely high level. No one is out there doing it on their own.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow the media pundits and everyone took that and say RGIII threw his teammates under the bus. And I had to eat that for a long time because Jay didn\u2019t back me in the media the next day. He doubled down on it and actually picked me apart in the media.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have a situation happening between Jay Gruden and Robert Griffin III \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PMSLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PMSLive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6iBxugP9S6\">pic.twitter.com\/6iBxugP9S6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatMcAfeeShow\/status\/1747331945221046759?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when Griffin said that there was more to the story and that Gruden had made him out to be the scapegoat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat people don\u2019t know is that the only reason I went to that press conference and said what I said to challenge my teammates through that press conference, was because Jay Gruden asked me to do that,\u201d Griffin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat hurt me about that after I did that in the press conference, not only did Jay Gruden not have my back, but he actually burned me with it the next day. He actually came out the next day and burned me in the media. He came out the next day in our team meeting room and burned me in front of my teammates.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Recapping Robert Griffin III vs. Jay Gruden<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Does anybody win in this? Nothing changes! People who like RG3 will be on his side. People who don&#39;t like RG3 won&#39;t be. Same for Jay Gruden \u2026 The one thing I have learned about Twitter is you can&#39;t change anybody&#39;s mind!&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/golic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@golic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IJzkvGCAiS\">pic.twitter.com\/IJzkvGCAiS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GoJo and Golic (@GoJoandGolic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoJoandGolic\/status\/1748394667283017948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week, Gruden and Griffin had already been arguing on social media. Gruden even went so far as to criticize Griffin in a post on X that he allegedly removed earlier on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou weren\u2019t good enough,\u201d he allegedly wrote in the deleted post. \u201cKirk was better. Cleveland didn\u2019t want you. Baltimore [didn\u2019t] either. Quit blaming me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The message went viral online until Gruden removed it later.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The weeklong social media spat between former Washington star Robert Griffin III and one of his former coaches, Jay Gruden, escalated to another level on Thursday night, with Gruden savaging his former quarterback in a brutal takedown <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0ePIJhvELe\">https:\/\/t.co\/0ePIJhvELe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sports Illustrated (@SInow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SInow\/status\/1748357504730366446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>How many years did Robert Griffin III play in the NFL?<\/h3>\n<p>eight NFL<br \/>\nDuring his eight NFL seasons, Griffin was a member of the Washington (2012\u201315), Cleveland Browns (2016), and Baltimore Ravens (2018\u201320) teams.<\/p>\n<h3>What is the net worth of RG 3?<\/h3>\n<p>$13 million<br \/>\nSeveral reports claim that Robert Griffin III, popularly known as RG3, has a $13 million net worth.<\/p>\n<h3>Did RG3 win MVP?<\/h3>\n<p>The Washington Commanders selected Robert Griffin III with the second overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. He became only the second player in history to win the MVP award unanimously, following Tom Brady of the New England Patriots in 2010.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Say WHATTTT??? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TAHWqvDoce\">https:\/\/t.co\/TAHWqvDoce<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mnuh9VafCz\">pic.twitter.com\/mnuh9VafCz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RGIII\/status\/1747105169018404916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones\u00a0Reveals Why They Aren\u2019t Firing Mike McCarthy\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/cowboys-owner-jerry-jones-reveals-why-they-arent-firing-mike-mccarthy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones\u00a0Reveals Why They Aren\u2019t Firing Mike McCarthy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday night, the social media feud between former Washington star Robert Griffin III and one of his former coaches, Jay Gruden, reached a new height as Gruden brutally took down his former quarterback. 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