Washington Redskins QB Robert Griffin III is adamant that he wasn’t benched, but shut down at the end of the 2013 season by former head coach Mike Shanahan. ‘The way I refer to it, and really what happened, is coach brought me in his office and said he was shutting me down for the rest of the year,’ Griffin said. ‘So a lot of people say I was benched, but I was really shut down.’

Footballguys View: Shanahan and Griffin’s relationship fell apart. That’s why Shanahan is no longer in Washington. Griffin is getting a fresh start with creative new head coach Jay Gruden. If healthy, he should be able to get his NFL career back on track.
Redskins | Robert Griffin says he wasn’t benched