Shanahan to RG3: Take care of yourself!
Everything is going swimmingly for Robert Griffin III. His rehab from knee surgery is going great and who knows, he might even be ready for the season opener. But, Redskins coach Mike Shanahan wants RG3 to learn from last season's mistakes and start looking out for his health on the field, as reported by Mark Maske of the Washington Post.
We're sure Shanahan doesn't want any more of this:
Or this:
Especially after Griffin's season ended because of this:
It's hard to argue with Shanahan's logic after seeing those three clips in a row. It's up to RG3 to do everything he can to make sure this doesn't happen again. He's far too talented, and from a selfish standpoint, fans want to see many years of RG3 doing things like this:
Listen to the crowd explode when he gets the corner and beats that last defender. It's up to you, RG3.