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Robert Griffin III‘s surgically repaired knee has been the subject of much conversation this offseason. After tearing multiple ligaments in his right knee during the Washington Redskins‘ playoff loss in January, it’s been a long road back for the star quarterback. Once the dust settled from the controversy surrounding his knee injury, the question then became – will he be ready week one? As of now, the answer is still unclear.
Griffin, however, is confident that he’ll be ready:
“I would say I’m 100 percent, but you can’t put a number on it. No one ever knows when they are 100 percent or what percentage they’re playing at. The biggest thing is, I’m not below 100 percent.”
While I applaud RG3′s confidence, there’s absolutely no way he could know that’s he 100 percent. It’s just not possible without stepping back on the gridiron in real live action. Of course he knows his own body and how he feels, but I’m not buying that he’s completely healthy just eight months out from major knee surgery (for the second time). It’s not that I don’t think he’ll play week one, or that he’ll be effective right from the start – it’s just very unlikely that he’s truly 100 percent.
The timetable for return from ACL surgery has no doubt dwindled in recent years, but players often remark that it takes them many weeks to truly feel fully healthy. Adrian Peterson claimed that he was at less than 100 percent for most of 2012, and he got back faster than nearly anyone in history.
It’s great that RG3 says his knee feels good, but at this point it’s just talk. Now, he literally has to get back on the field and walk the walk.
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