Throughout the 2021 NFL season, Robert Griffin III promised to show Washington, the staff that drafted him, in an “explosive tell-all” e-book concerning the Commanders and their proprietor, Daniel Snyder. Roughly three months later, the previous quarterback has seemingly scrapped the undertaking solely, with 106.7 The Fan noting that each Griffin, his co-author, Gary Myers, and writer, Simon & Schuster, have eliminated all hyperlinks to “Surviving Washington,” which was due out in August.
Myers has moved on from the undertaking, 106.7’s Eric Bickel reported Thursday, including that the e-book is “now not within the works,” with Griffin apparently having second ideas concerning the publication. Amazon nonetheless lists “Surviving Washington” as obtainable for Kindle preorder (albeit with a December 2045 launch date), whereas Simon & Schuster has pulled the book’s preorder page from its web site, and Griffin has deleted all of his tweets, together with a promotional video, associated to the e-book.
Griffin initially teased a deep dive into “one of the vital dysfunctional franchises in sports activities” when he introduced the e-book final November.
“I am gonna element the medical mismanagement that I obtained throughout my time in Washington,” he stated within the promotional video. “I am gonna open your eyes to the sexual harassment that permeated the partitions of that constructing. And offer you a deep dive into an influence battle between one of the vital highly effective coaches in all of sports activities and an proprietor that a lot of you need gone. They are saying, ‘The reality will set you free,’ so right here it’s, unfiltered.”
Griffin’s e-book announcement got here simply months after he advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter he’d “love to return” to Washington, suggesting the staff “make the decision” to place him again underneath middle within the wake of Ryan Fitzpatrick’s Week 1 harm. He added that it might make a “nice story,” to return “full circle” together with his unique staff. Griffin, who was drafted second total by Washington in 2012, spent the primary 4 seasons of his NFL profession with the staff.
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