NFL fans troll Robert Griffin III after ESPN fires former QB: "It was the croissant wasn’t it?"
After his playing career ended, Robert Griffin III signed a multi-year contract with ESPN as an analyst for college football coverage, as well as appearing on NFL Live. Today, it was announced that Griffin was dropped from the network because he was fired by ESPN.
He played as a quarterback for the Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns, and the Baltimore Ravens during his nine-year career in the NFL.
Andrew Marchand of The Athletic broke the news, saying the move was financial. Griffin had two years left on his current deal with ESPN. He was previously dropped from Monday NFL Countdown, when the company hired Jason Kelce.
Upon learning about the news of Griffin being fired, some fans are thinking it's because of the inappropriate photo he posted of putting a croissant in his mouth with his wife while in France. The photo went viral for all the wrong reasons with fans clowning Griffin's motive for posting the picture.
Here's how fans reacted:
"Because of a croissant?" another fan questioned.
"What's wrong the ESPN? Is is because he was having fun in France? He land bigger and harder," one fan wrote.
"The first time in world history that a croissant has gotten someone fired," one person said.
Fans were also saddened by the news that ESPN fired Griffin. Many thought he performed as well as other analysts for ESPN, while others pointed out that ESPN continues to make mistakes.
Some people thought that the company could have fired many other people over Griffin.
Here's how other fans reacted:
"This is a shame.. Robert is one of the only former players branching out in the media and trying different things," one fan said.
"Sorry to hear @RGIII, ESPN continues to make poor decisions," one fan said.
"THERE ARE OTHERS YOU COULDVE FIRED INSTEAD OF RG3????" one fan said.
The company also fired Samantha Ponder, host of NFL Sunday Countdown.
Robert Griffin III reacts to the reports
Just like the fans the news reached Robert Griffin III quickly and the former quarterback took no time to react to it, he took it to social media with a hilarious response.
Jason Kelce will be replacing Robert Griffin III on Monday Night Countdown
Shortly after the 2023-2024 season, ESPN announced that Robert Griffin III had been fired from their Monday Night Countdown. The company announced that Jason Kelce, who just retired from the NFL, would be replacing him.
As a result, Griffin took a reduced role at ESPN. Griffin still called games and contributed to studio work, as well as being active on social media.
There haven't been any details as to why Griffin was fired, except for financial reasons. One way or another, the company had to pay for Kelce, and getting rid of Griffin and Samantha Ponder might have contributed.
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