RG3 donates over 20,000 meals to Texas food banks

Nov 1, 2020; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Robert Griffin III (3) looks on before a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium. Mitchell Layton-USA TODAY Sports

QB Robert Griffin III donates over 20,000 meals to Texas food banks

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Feb 19, 2021 2:13 PM ET

Veteran NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III ended the 2020 season as a member of the Baltimore Ravens but was released following Baltimore's playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills. The 31-year-old grew up in Texas, though, and, thus, has ties with communities hit hard by extreme winter weather conditions that left thousands of residents without power, drinkable water, and hot water for days.

As Josh Alper explained for Pro Football Talk, Griffin's RG3 Foundation has donated 10,500 meals to both the Houston Food Bank and the North Texas Food Bank. The foundation also shared donation links for fundraising campaigns.

Robert Griffin III Foundation has donated 10,500 meals to @HoustonFoodBank to help the people affected by Texas Winter Storms!
See how you can help or donate to @RG3Foundation and we will make a donation on your behalf https://t.co/ZFhjtHHkQ4
— RG3 Foundation (@RG3Foundation) February 19, 2021

Robert Griffin III Foundation has donated 10,500 meals to @ntfb to help the people affected by Texas Winter Storms.
See how you can help or donate to @RG3Foundation and we will make a donation on your behalf! https://t.co/0MYhPc02J6
— RG3 Foundation (@RG3Foundation) February 19, 2021

NFL cornerback and two-time Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award nominee Pierre Desir generated headlines when he donated 10,000 meals to the Houston Food Bank even though he has zero ties to the area. Desir spent time with the New York Jets and, later, the Ravens during the 2020 season.

Griffin joined the Ravens as a backup in the spring of 2018. Both Trace McSorley and undrafted rookie Tyler Huntley had leapfrogged Griffin on the Baltimore depth chart by the start of last month's postseason tournament, which made the club's decision to release the second overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft all the easier.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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