Robert Griffin III injury update: MRI reveals no ankle fracture, surgery not necessary

The tumultuous career of Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III took another turn for the worse yesterday when he went down with a gruesome ankle injury against the Jacksonville Jaguars. As Griffin was carted off the field he wiped tears from his eyes and saluted the crowd, knowing that it may be his last hurrah of this season.

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Today’s news for Griffin was a whole lot better as an MRI revealed no structural damage to Griffin’s ankle, which means no surgery will be required.

Avoiding surgery means that Griffin could hypothetically return to the team in about 4-8 weeks, but rushing him back into the starting role could lead to further injury once again.

This is the third major injury Griffin has dealt with since 2009, when he was the Baylor Bears’ Heisman winning quarterback. Griffin tore his ACL in his right knee in college and then did it again as a rookie.

Griffin is certainly lucky to have dodged a major bullet yesterday, but it is still way too early to determine whether or not he can return in the coming weeks. With Kirk Cousins at the helm, the Redskins have absolutely no reason to rush Griffin back into the spotlight.