The Baltimore Ravens gave Robert Griffin III his first start in 19 months during Thursday's Pro Football Hall of Fame Game against the
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derailed from nagging knee injuries, but he looked just fine on Thursday.
Griffin completed seven passes for 58 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
The Ravens won the game, 17-16.After the game, Griffin talked about how
emotional it was for him to be back in game action for the first time in 19
months, via Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com."People don't understand that once
you're out of the league for a year, it's really hard to get back in
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coming back out here. I know it's the preseason, it's the Hall of Fame game, but
to have an opportunity to come back out here and play football is something that
I really cherish."Drafted second overall by the Washington Redskins (who
surrendered four draft picks to trade up and land him in a deal with the Rams),
in 2012, Griffin led them to the NFC East title after an excellent rookie
year.Griffin tossed 3,200 yards and 20 touchdowns against just five
interceptions
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began to pile up, ending his 2012 season and limiting RG3's progression in 2013.
He was slowed by an ankle injury in 2014, and replaced by Kirk Cousins in 2015
after suffering a concussion. After the Redskins releases Griffin, he signed a
two-year deal worth $15 million with the Cleveland Browns. Sadly, Griffin hurt
his shoulder and was limited to five games in 2016. He was released after the
season, and wasn't signed by anybody for the 2017 campaign.But the Ravens are
giving Griffin a chance to get healthy and revive his career. The man is only 28
years of age
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many great athletes have careers derailed by injuries, but Griffin is battling
hard to keep his NFL tenure going. If he can do that, it would certainly be one
of the all-time great comeback stories.
Vince McMahon says he’s planning to spend what it takes to keep the XFL in business longer than just the one year it lasted in its first incarnation.
McMahon says he’s ready to spend $500 million over the first three seasons of the XFL, which is slated to launch in 2020, according to ESPN.
When McMahon first announced he was bringing the XFL back, he sold $100 million worth of WWE stock to get it off the ground. But that’s only a small
part of the league’s expenses.
“People were focused on the $100 million, but the truth is that doesn’t even get us to the 20-yard line
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Luck said the biggest expense will be player and coach salaries, and Luck said the average XFL salary will be around $75,000, with the possibility for
well-known players to make significantly more than that.
Spending $500 million in three years sounds like a lot, but it’s a drop in the bucket compared to the NFL, which spends more than $5 billion a year just on
player salaries.
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