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Quarterback Robert Griffin III #10 of the Washington Redskins celebrates after the Redskins defeated the Dallas Cowboys 28-18 at FedExField on December 30, 2012 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

theGrio's 100: Robert Griffin III, NFL's top rookie rocks US capital

theGrio
theGRIO'S 100 - The top-selling jersey in the NFL this season didn't belong to veterans Tom Brady or Peyton Manning - the honor belonged to Washington Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III...
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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) leaves the field after an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Giants won 27-23. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Robert Griffin III named NFL Rookie of the Year

Barry Wilner, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Robert Griffin III of the Washington Redskins has won The Associated Press 2012 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award, beating out two other sensational first-year quarterbacks....
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Quarterback Doug Williams #17 of the Washington Redskins looks to pass during Super Bowl XXII against the Denver Broncos at Jack Murphy Stadium on January 31, 1988 in San Diego, California. The Redskins won 42-10. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

Doug Williams' historic Super Bowl revisited 25 years later

David A. Love
OPINION - To some degree, Williams’ victory in Super Bowl XXII shattered racial stereotypes about the ability of black athletes to excel in such a position...
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Quarterback Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San Francisco 49ers throws before a game against the Seattle Seahawks on October 18, 2012 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. The 49ers won 13-6. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

49ers QB's hard work, film study led him to Super Bowl

Stefen Lovelace
OPINION - The second-year San Francisco 49ers quarterback has revolutionized the position...
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Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates on the field after the 49ers won 28-24 against the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship game at the Georgia Dome on January 20, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Who are these guys at QB in Super Bowl?

Barry Wilner, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Tom Brady is not playing in the Super Bowl. Neither is Ben Roethlisberger or either of the Mannings...
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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III sits on the bench after a knee injury during an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Landover, Md., Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. The Seahawks defeated the Redskins 24-14. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

RGIII to have surgery on torn right knee ligament

Joseph White, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert Griffin III is having surgery Wednesday on a torn ligament in his right knee — and to see if there's a second ligament that also needs to be repaired...
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Vince Young #10 of the Buffalo Bills walks offsides the field after playing the Washington Redskins at Ralph Wilson Stadium on August 9, 2012 in Orchard Park, New York.Washington won 7-6. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

Vince Young tweets Larry Fitzgerald in hopes of getting QB job

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - Vince Young told Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald yesterday that he may be the solution to that struggling team's problems...
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Robert Griffin III #10 of the Washington Redskins celebrates a 40-32 win against the New Orleans Saints during the season opener at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on September 9, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

RG3 goes 'beyond the hype' in debut

Associated Press
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - A couple of rookies in the nation's capital have done the remarkable. They debuted with longsuffering teams amid incredible expectations, yet they managed to exceed them...
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