Robert Griffin III has passed a major test toward his goal of playing in Week 1, getting the go-ahead from team doctors days before Washington opens training camp.
“Doctors cleared me to practice. Coach is going to ease me in,” Griffin announced on Twitter.
Even though Griffin said he has the medical OK, it is now up to coach Mike Shanahan to determine how often and how vigorously Griffin practices when the Redskins open camp Thursday in Richmond, Va.
The Redskins had no comment on Griffin’s tweet. However, a person familiar with the situation said the Redskins have cleared him to practice.
49ERS: Cornerback Eric Wright failed his physical, nullifying a trade to bring him to San Francisco from Tampa Bay. He was subsequently released by the Buccaneers.
Niners coach Jim Harbaugh declined to say specifically what portion of the physical Wright failed and made just a brief statement on the situation yesterday.
Thus ends a quirky four-day stretch that began after the 49ers appeared to have acquired the former second-round pick from Tampa Bay on Friday in exchange for a conditional pick in 2014.
Shortly thereafter, reports surfaced that Wright had been arrested a week earlier in Los Angeles on an unspecified misdemeanor charge. It’s unclear if the 49ers were aware of Wright’s situation when they made the trade.
Wright was arrested in 2012 on felony DUI charges and was suspended for four games by the NFL last season, his first with the Bucs, for violating the performance-enhancing drug policy. Wright signed a five-year, $35.3 million contract with the Bucs prior to the 2012 season.
LABOR: The NFL and players union are talking again about getting a test in place for human growth hormone as early as the upcoming season.
An email obtained by The Associated Press from the NFL Players Association indicates that the league and the NFLPA have jointly hired a doctor to conduct a study on NFL players to determine a good threshold for a positive HGH test. The email was sent by the union to players, in part to explain the study requires them to have blood drawn during their physical when training camp begins.
BROWNS: Unable to fix his mistakes but vowing not to repeat them, wide receiver Josh Gordon apologized for being suspended for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy. The second-year player was suspended without pay in June by the league for the first two games of this season.