Robert Griffin III says he will 'always' root for his former Washington Commanders despite abrupt ending

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Robert Griffin III was supposed to be the future of what were then the Washington Redskins.

Fresh off a Heisman Trophy win at Baylor, he was the No. 2 overall pick behind Andrew Luck and wowed in his Rookie of the Year campaign.

However, he was never the same after tearing his ACL in a playoff game. Griffin started just 20 more games with Washington before heading to the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens, and retired after the 2020 season.

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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III runs against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Rich Kane/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

It's obvious that Griffin would rather his tenure in the nation's capital have gone differently, and the organization has done a total 180 since he left, with new owners and not one, but two name changes.

But at the end of the day, the organization "changed my life forever."

"I root for the Washington Commanders because, no matter what happened, the Washington Redskins, Football Team, Commanders changed my life forever. And the fans changed my life forever," Griffin told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "I love them, they’ve shown love to me and I appreciate them. From that standpoint, I'll always be a Washington Commander fan, and I'm rooting for Jayden Daniels."

The fans still root for Griffin, and he was outside the nation's capital to give back to the community. But it doubly hit closer to home, as Griffin, a child of two military veterans, partnered with USAA on its Positive Steps program.

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