Robert Griffin III pitches himself as quarterback option for this team

“The Browns should sign me as their starting quarterback,” Griffin said. “At 33 years old, I understand the game better than I ever have in my entire career. I know how to slide and I know when to slide, and that was a huge issue in my eight years in the NFL, but I’ve learned from my mistakes and am ready to showcase that I can get it done.

I can go out there and manage a game for the Cleveland Browns and help them go on the Super Bowl run that they want to go on. I still run a 4.3 40, people. And I can throw the football 80 yards. I train every week like an NFL football player so I can be ready for moments just like this.”

Griffin even pushed himself as a backup option for rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson, suggesting that he could help Thompson-Robinson the same way he helped Lamar Jackson in Baltimore.

Even though Griffin has been out of the league since 2020 and is a full-time ESPN analyst now, he has never totally given up on a comeback. No team has taken him up on his offer and while he’s welcome to shoot his shot, the Browns probably will not either. NFL teams are looking for more than a 4.3 40 time and the knowledge of when to slide in their quarterbacks, even the stopgap ones.

The Browns have signaled their intention to go with Thompson-Robinson as their quarterback for the rest of the season and there is no reason to believe they are about to change their mind on that.