10 Robert Griffin III, QB

Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III said he plans to begin cutting on his surgically repaired right knee next week. Griffin spent part of practice Tuesday racing teammates and another part throwing while rolling out of the pocket. All of this is being done in hopes of being ready for the start of training camp in late July. "I feel comfortable sprinting now," Griffin told the Washington Post. "The next big stage is just cutting. And it’s not that I go cut for two days and I’m ready to go. It’s just a month of just doing cutting drills, change of direction. That way I can train my body to get back for that. ... The shocking thing is every week that does pass by that I don’t talk to you guys, I am feeling better. ... When it comes to training camp, it’s just a matter of how my body feels when I get back on July 25 before we go down to Richmond. We’ll go from there. But I've said it a bunch of times: I’m pretty confident I’ll be ready."

Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III said he plans to begin cutting on his surgically repaired right knee next week. Griffin spent part of practice Tuesday racing teammates and another part throwing while rolling out of the pocket. All of this is being done in hopes of being ready for the start of training camp in late July. "I feel comfortable sprinting now," Griffin told the Washington Post. "The next big stage is just cutting. And it’s not that I go cut for two days and I’m ready to go. It’s just a month of just doing cutting drills, change of direction. That way I can train my body to get back for that. ... The shocking thing is every week that does pass by that I don’t talk to you guys, I am feeling better. ... When it comes to training camp, it’s just a matter of how my body feels when I get back on July 25 before we go down to Richmond. We’ll go from there. But I've said it a bunch of times: I’m pretty confident I’ll be ready."

Sports Illustrated believes there is "little doubt" that Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III will be ready to play Week 1 against the Eagles. Griffin is still doing his rehabilitation from multiple right knee ligament tears including the ACL suffered back in January but is on pace to play. Per the report by NFL writer Peter King, Griffin sprinted without a limp across the end zone, then planted his right foot and ran up the sideline without incident, a telling sign he's coming along.

On Thursday, most of the reports about Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III in his comeback from his knee injury were positive since Griffin said he expects to be ready for the first day of training camp. But the Washington Times reports after practice, Griffin "limped slightly but noticeably" following running drills. “Larry [Hess, head athletic trainer] told me that coming out here,” Griffin said. “I asked him if he was joking because he does joke like that a lot, about me limping, but I didn’t feel like I was limping. Wasn’t sore at all. I did think he was joking, but he said he was serious and some people were saying they thought I was limping, but, nah, I wasn’t.”

After practicing for four-straight days, which included throwing and running and sometimes doing both at the same time, Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III told reporters after Thursday's practice that he was happy with his progress as he recovers from his devastating knee injury. In fact, he says he plans to be ready by the first day of training camp. "I feel a lot more comfortable,” he said. “I felt good today. That's what I'm excited about after four-straight days." Still, Griffin has a long way to go before he can participate in the rigors of an actual game. And during the next two months, he said he needs to have the ability to plant and cut in order to be the same quarterback we saw last season. The good news after the recent OTA sessions, though, is he says he doesn't feel any pain in his knee. "Every day you want to feel better, and that's how it's been,” Griffin said. “… It's a mindset and how I've progressed. I feel a lot better. Training camp is two months away and I feel good about that." Griffin was asked if he could take snaps as the team's No. 1 quarterback by the beginning of training camp. Said Griffin: "Without a doubt."