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Jayden Daniels’ injury echoes past mistakes, raises questions

Back in 2012, Washington appeared to have a QB savior in Robert Griffin III, a dynamic Heisman winner who bested Andrew Luck and Russell Wilson to win NFL Rookie of the Year.

Then came the first quarter of a wild-card game against Seattle, when Griffin’s right knee buckled. Rather than putting in backup Kirk Cousins, coach Mike Shanahan stuck with the clearly compromised Griffin.

It was a brutal watch. The offense sputtered to just 41 yards en route to a loss. Worse, Griffin didn’t just look hurt, but immobilized to a degree that made him incapable of defending himself against further injury. It was a train wreck in progress. Griffin eventually crumbled after hyperextending his knee while rea

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