Robert Griffin III is awaiting the call, ready for NFL return

Robert Griffin III is about to head into year two of broadcasting for ESPN but even 19 months removed from playing the game, the former Heisman winner hasn’t given up on one day rejoining an NFL roster. This week, the former Baylor quarterback revealed that he’s keeping himself in playing shape, just in case.

“I am ready to go right now,” Griffin told Christopher Williams of KWTX in Waco, Texas. “Train every day. I throw and work out. I know what it takes to get my body ready and I am doing those things. Yes, it is a little bit tougher when you are flying around everywhere doing stuff for TV, but when you really want something, you make it work.

“So, if I get that call this year, next year, or five years from now I will be ready to play.”

Robert Griffin played two great seasons for Washington after going No. 2 overall in the 2012 draft. He tore his ACL in 2013 and dislocated his ankle in 2014, essentially ending his career as a starter in the league. The dual-threat quarterback would not be deterred, however. He returned to the field for five games in 2016 for the Cleveland Browns. He then joined the Baltimore Ravens, serving as a mentor and backup for Lamar Jackson.

“I still love to play,” Griffin also told KWTX. “But right now I am just focused on doing the best as I can as a storyteller and giving back to football as much as I can.”

Griffin turns heads with 40-yard dash

In May, RGIII proved that his talk about staying in shape isn’t just lip service. The now 32-year-old quarterback and commentator took part in the Run Rich Run charity event held by Rich Eisen. It not only looked natural, but he dropped an elite 40-time at the event.

He later revealed that multiple NFL teams reached out after the show he put on.

“Yes, I did get some calls because of that 4.48,” Griffin said. “Yeah, got some calls. I would say it was shocking, but when it’s been ten years and a number of wears and tears on the body, to run .07 slower than I did at the combine, I think that piqued some team’s interest.

“I’ve been reached out to from a plethora of teams. But going back home to Texas with the Dallas Cowboys, I know a lot of Washington fans don’t want to hear that, but that would be a great situation for me. The Atlanta Falcons; being there with Mariota and Ritter would be a great situation for me. Going in Chicago with Justin Fields to try to help as much as I possibly can in that quarterback room would also be a great situation.”