Will Wale really rap at Robert Griffin III’s wedding? Hmmm. . .
“RG3’s confidence level is where mine was at and I think he’ll be back Week 1 and each week, he’ll get stronger,” Peterson told USA Todays Jim Corbett . “I have a lot of confidence in the young guy. “I’ve been with him a couple of times, and judging by how he approached his rookie year, if he continues taking that same strong mind-set and applies it to his rehab, he’ll do better this season than last. I’m pulling for him.” Peterson has been a sounding board for several NFL players recovering from ACL reconstructions, among them Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing and former New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis , now of Tampa Bay. “I’m cool with that role,” Peterson said. “It makes me feel good knowing I set the bar high.
On the air Wednesday with NYCs Hot97 , the D.C. rapper took a call from pal Robert Griffin III whom he teased for missing his recent concert, while promising that hell make it to the quarterbacks Colorado nuptials next month. (Josh Sisk for The Washington Post) Are you going to perform? morning-show host Peter Rosenberg asked. Me and Griff gonna perform at that wedding, Wale responded. For real?!? Probably not.
Robert Griffin III’s suffers no setbacks after first week of cutting drills
(Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press) Robert Griffin IIIs surgically repaired right knee responded favorably after the quarterback began the latest increase in activity of his rehabilitation program. According to a person with knowledge of the situation, Griffin this week began making cuts for the first time since his Jan. 9 surgery to repair the ligaments that he tore in his right knee in Washingtons playoff loss to Seattle. Each week has brought with it additional strides of improvement for the quarterback. This week featured drills in which Griffin sprinted to the left and right, and then cut to the opposite direction. He also did other change of direction drills. Griffin went through those types of workouts for three consecutive days.
Are we now too skeptical on RG III?
Let’s see how well Griffin adjusts and how well he overcomes knee surgery before banking too heavily on a continued upward trajectory for years to come. I mean, I guess fair enough, and I’m all for skepticism in general. But I’d caution against using Griffin’s knee injury against him too strongly in this kind of predictive analysis. If he hadn’t hurt himself late in the season and in the playoff game, it would still be true that he “more frequently exposed his body to hard hits through aggressive runs” than someone like Wilson did. But I doubt it would then be so easy to hold that against him. Griffin may well be too reckless to succeed in the NFL. I personally think he’s intelligent enough to understand the things he needs to change and that he’ll be able to do that.
Liz Strauss 