Not that the Robert Griffin III story needs more subplots, but imagine if his next team is the Dallas Cowboys.
We're a long way from that. The Washington Redskins have benched Griffin, but say he's still a part of their long-term plan. You can choose to believe that or not. If the Redskins decide to trade him this offseason, the chances of them sending the former NFL offensive rookie of the year to their rival is about zero. They'd never live it down if Griffin turned his career around in Dallas.
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But Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he's a big fan of Griffin, and it's sure fun to dream, isn't it?
"Well, I'm a fan of RG3," Jones said on NFL Network, via NFL.com. "Right on this field two years ago, or maybe it was three seasons ago, he put on a show and had a game that just floored me. And they won, and they won in large part because of his play at quarterback. I thought 'my goodness, and we're going to have to be playing this guy for years and years.' And so he's got it.
"Once you see a player do it, especially if you see him do it two or three times, you know he can do it. And of course he's a driven young man. I'm a big admirer of RG3."
What does that mean? Probably nothing. Players, coaches and owners (well, one owner who regularly talks to the media) praise opponents all the time. Even if this was a message from Jones to Griffin that his reclamation project would be welcomed in Dallas, it might be a long time before that is even possible.
But it's an intriguing possibility, no matter how remote it realistically is.
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