{"id":4307,"date":"2024-08-15T23:39:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T23:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=4307"},"modified":"2024-08-15T23:39:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T23:39:47","slug":"robert-griffin-iii-breaks-his-silence-with-hilarious-6-second-video-after-getting-fired-by-espn-on-his-day-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=4307","title":{"rendered":"Robert Griffin III Breaks His Silence With Hilarious 6-Second Video After Getting Fired By ESPN \u201cOn His Day Off\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0quarterback\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/robert-griffin-iii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Griffin III<\/a>\u00a0took to X\/Twitter to break his silence on his surprise firing from ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Andrew Marchand of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5703445\/2024\/08\/15\/espn-fires-robert-griffin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Athletic<\/a>\u00a0reported that the Worldwide Leader in Sports fired Robert Griffin III and Sam Ponder in cost-cutting moves. Both were making \u201cmore than seven figures\u201d, with the former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback having two years remaining on his deal.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to social media, Griffin decided to show some humor over the disappointing news. He shared a GIF of John Witherspoon\u2019s character from the 1995 hit film \u201cFriday\u201d, asking how one can be fired on their day off:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M1AilOwmq3\">pic.twitter.com\/M1AilOwmq3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RGIII\/status\/1824162360342323388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Robert Griffin III had faced an uncertain future at ESPN following the network\u2019s hiring of Philadelphia Eagles legend\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/jason-kelce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason Kelce<\/a>, who was named RG3\u2019s replacement on their \u201cMonday Night Countdown\u201d program.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There are people in your circle saying they want you to win, but doing everything they can to make you lose. Don\u2019t be afraid to cut people off when they keep handing you the scissors.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RGIII\/status\/1824071842258133500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Griffin III joined ESPN in the summer of 2021, months after the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>\u00a0waived him. He worked on ESPN\u2019s \u201cNFL Live\u201d and \u201cMonday Night Countdown\u201d during his three-year run there, receiving praise for his humble personality and sharp analysis.<\/p>\n<p>But ESPN and other major outlets like CBS, NBC and FOX Sports have all seen several notable talents come and go over the past two years. FS1 just parted ways with Skip Bayless, who also faces an uncertain future in the broadcasting industry.<\/p>\n<p>Before his career as an analyst commenced, Griffin was an NFL quarterback from 2012 to 2021. He led Washington to a surprise NFC East division crown in his rookie year, taking home OROY honors.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-robert-griffin-iii-should-find-a-new-gig-before-long\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Robert Griffin III Should Find A New Gig Before Long<\/h2>\n<p>ESPN has conducted a long list of notable talent cuts dating back to last summer, and both RG3 and Ponder were the latest unfortunate victims of this trend.<\/p>\n<p>Griffin also has a strong following on his \u201cRG3 and The Ones\u201d podcast, so other media outlets should take note of that and consider adding him to their roster. ESPN decided they didn\u2019t need RG3 anymore, but he would be a valuable addition to another network.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former\u00a0NFL\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Robert Griffin III\u00a0took to X\/Twitter to break his silence on his surprise firing from ESPN. On Thursday, Andrew Marchand of\u00a0The Athletic\u00a0reported that the Worldwide Leader in Sports fired Robert Griffin &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4307"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4309,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4307\/revisions\/4309"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}