The Baltimore Ravens have three capable quarterbacks in Joe Flacco, rookie Lamar Jackson, and Robert Griffin III. Flacco will seemingly keep his job as the starter while it remains uncertain who will be his backup come Week 1.
Over the course of the preseason, Jackson has made quite an impression in Baltimore. The versatile quarterback may indeed have a bright future in the NFL while potentially being Flacco's successor. Griffin, however, could very well be released, but he apparently isn't feeling the pressure of possibly losing his job in Baltimore, via Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk.
“[T]here’s no pressure,” Griffin told reporters. “I should say there is no pressure that I’m going to apply to myself to go out and perform like I have been and I know how, and the coaches have taught me within the system. I know the team we’ll be facing is my former team that I played for and was drafted by. There will probably be a story line around that. But aside from that, it’s just go out, play ball and have fun, and continue to do what we’ve been doing, and let the coaches make the decisions at the end of the day.”
The Ravens will determine Griffin's fate next Saturday when every team in the NFL is required to trim their roster to 53 players. It'll be interesting to see whether Baltimore want to keep three quarterbacks on the team or address another position with an extra roster spot by parting ways with Griffin.
At this point, Baltimore releasing Griffin might be the expected course of action. However, Griffin has shown promise and if he's cut there's a good chance he could get picked up immediately.
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