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This week, former Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley made a number of comments about newly released quarterback Robert Griffin III.
Cooley, who played with Griffin III for just one season in 2012, clearly hasn’t been a big fan of the former Baylor standout, and appears to relish his departure.
Former Redskins TE Chris Cooley says nobody liked RGIII. https://t.co/Ffbu6l0WiD pic.twitter.com/KaakeqP5yz
— Athlon Sports (@AthlonSports) March 9, 2016
Cooley didn’t hold much back during his radio spot on ESPN 980.
“There’s always a working relationship,” Cooley said at the beginning of the discussion with co-host Al Galdi. “There’s a working relationship where guys show up and they work. I would drink a beer with Mike Shanahan today; I did not like him as a head coach. I like him as a dude. That said, I don’t think Kirk Cousins and Robert Griffin are going to be drinking any beers together. One, Robert doesn’t drink, [and] Kirk rarely drinks. But there was never a friendship relationship. From the moment Kirk was drafted, I think Robert had animosity towards him. A lot of people in this area hated that fourth-round pick; I don’t think anyone hated it as much as RGIII hated it.”
“Robert was never willing to be friends with Kirk Cousins,” Cooley said. “They never hung out together, they never spent time together, their families didn’t hang out together. … It was never a great relationship. I don’t think Robert ever wanted it to be a great relationship. And I think it became really contentious over the last two years, to where Rex Grossman, a guy who I’m close with, said ‘This is weird in here. This is a bad situation in here. These guys don’t like each other.”
“There was not a friendship there,” Cooley said. “Now again, I don’t know if it’s even relevant, but I just think it’s so interesting, and I just think it plays into so much of how much Robert disliked anyone ever challenging what he was. And when people started to challenge that Kirk might be the guy, it became even worse. It became even more awkward. Let me stop with that.”
“The offensive line did not like Robert Griffin,” Cooley said. “A lot of the receivers did not like Robert Griffin. The offensive line had a problem with Robert, because they were considered for a year-and-a-half or two years a terrible offensive line that couldn’t protect a quarterback. A lot of that isn’t true. A lot of that was Robert. A lot of the sacks were put on Robert. Want to believe it or not, they were, okay? Football-wise, they were: it was Robert.”
“Everything [@thecooleyzone] says I don’t necessarily pay attention…There’s really not a lot of substance to what he says.” – Ryan Clark
— First Take (@FirstTake) March 9, 2016
Hold up!!!! What did Chris Cooley say on the radio ?
— Ricky Jean Francois (@Freakyjean99) March 9, 2016
But former Redskins and current Tennessee Titans linebacker Brian Orakpo took things to another level by threatening to “smack the sh*t out of” Cooley.
Get this BUM Chris Cooley off the radio and tv please… don’t worry still got property in VA when I see him Ima smack the shit out of him
— Brian Orakpo (@rak98) March 9, 2016
It’s one thing to condemn someone’s statement and tell them to get off the radio. Threatening to strike them the next time you cross their path is absolutely outrageous and mustn’t go unpunished.
Whether it be the Titans or commissioner Roger Goodell, someone must suspend Orakpo for publicly threatening violence, as it does nothing but hurt the NFL‘s already suspect reputation.
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