Robert Griffin III will start Week 14

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Robert Griffin III will start Week 14 against the Bengals.


This was expected but is now official. The Browns want to see what they have in Griffin after losing him in the season opener. Griffin will get the final four weeks to audition for the 2017 starting job, but the odds are stacked against him. Cleveland can save $7.5 million from releasing Griffin this offseason.

 

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Fox Sports' Mike Lombardi said the Browns will "go hard after" Jimmy Garoppolo this offseason.


Lombardi has worked for both organizations recently, so this is likely not just idle chatter. "I think Cleveland understands, Hue Jackson specifically understands he needs a quarterback. I think they?ll be very aggressive," Lombardi said. "I think Jimmy Garoppolo?s on top of their list, and I think they?ll go hard after him." With Tom Brady showing no signs of slowing down and Garoppolo set to be a free agent in 2018, it makes sense for the Patriots to move the young quarterback this offseason. The Browns have the picks to make a big move if Garoppolo is really their guy. Even though this is a weak draft class for quarterbacks, there could be quite a few interesting options available in free agency and on the trade block this spring.