Robert Griffin III pokes fun at Browns quarterback signing

Griffin, 33, recently threw his name into the mix of potential quarterback options for the Browns in the wake of Deshaun Watson's season-ending shoulder injury. Speaking on his "RG3 and the Ones" podcast on Nov. 16, Griffin tabbed himself as the answer under center for a Browns roster looking to keep its Super Bowl aspirations alive. 

"I can go out there and manage a game for the Cleveland Browns and help them go on the Super Bowl run that they want to go on,” Griffin proclaimed. 

Griffin's most recent NFL experience came in 2020 when he appeared in four games (one start) with the Baltimore Ravens, completing 8-of-14 passes for 42 yards. Griffin does have ties to the Browns franchise, playing one season for the club in 2016. The former Heisman Trophy winner went 1-4 as a starter with Cleveland, throwing for 886 yards and two touchdowns. 

Flacco, 38, has been far more prolific than Griffin in recent years, throwing for 1,051 yards and five touchdowns in five games (four starts) for the New York Jets in 2022. 

While Flacco will begin his Cleveland tenure on the practice squad, expect the veteran signal-caller to be elevated to the 53-man roster and serve as a backup to rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson. 

In his second start of the season on Sunday, Thompson-Robinson led the Browns to a 13-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, completing 24-of-43 passes for 165 yards and one interception.