Bitter feud turns ugly as Robert Griffin III battles former NFL coach Jay Gruden on social media

It’s been nearly 10 years since Jay Gruden and Robert Griffin III were on the same sideline together, but apparently, when it comes to the relationship between these two, time does NOT heal all wounds. 

The two have been involved in a bitter social media spat over the past few days and it seems to be getting uglier by the hour. The feud started when Griffin took issue with a tweet that Gruden sent out earlier this week. 

The former Washington head coach was watching the Eagles-Buccaneers playoff game and he couldn’t believe that Philadelphia’s offense wasn’t doing anything to help Jalen Hurts against Tampa Bay’s blitz-heavy attack. 

RG3 definitely seemed shocked to see that tweet, because it took him less than 30 minutes to respond. 

After Griffin sent out the tweet above, the blood feud was officially on. Gruden replied to Griffin’s tweet with a simple question. 

Gruden is basically insinuating that if Griffin wasn’t prepared, then it was his own fault. 

Griffin then escalated the feud with another tweet where he took a huge shot at Gruden’s coaching abilities. 

There’s obviously some serious bitterness here, which is kind of crazy when you consider that RG3 and Gruden only spent two seasons together. Gruden was hired to be Washington’s head coach in 2014 and by the end of the 2015 season, he decided he didn’t want RG3. 

Griffin went 2-5 while starting seven games during his first year with Gruden. Kirk Cousins also started five games in 2014 and Colt McCoy started the other four for a Washington team that finished 4-12. 

Griffin got injured in Week 2 in 2014, which caused him to miss six games, and that might be why he was so upset when he saw Gruden’s tweet about the Eagles not helping their QB. Griffin was also on the team in 2015, but he didn’t take a single snap the entire season. He was then cut after the 2015 season, which was a dramatic fall for a QB who…

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Author : John Breech

Publish date : 2024-01-19 17:38:31

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