NFL notes: Chargers audition gives Griffin shot at jump-starting career
Robert Griffin III hasn’t given up on his NFL dream, and now the Chargers are set to give him another chance to get his career back on track. According to multiple reports Monday, Griffin will work out for Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Griffin has received little interest since being released by the Browns in March, and ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that this will be the 27-yearold quarterback’s first visit with an NFL team, following a cancelled visit earlier in the off-season. Schefter added that Griffin has been working out with Pep Hamilton, a former coach in Cleveland.
Hamilton told NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport that Griffin has looked “healthy” and that the “ball is flying out of his hand.” Hamilton noted that new Chargers coach Anthony Lynn had success with another mobile, strong-armed quarterback, Tyrod Taylor, in Buffalo, and that Griffin could possibly be a “backup” in Los Angeles.
The Chargers’ starting quarterback, Philip Rivers, is 35, meaning Los Angeles will soon need to start thinking about his replacement. But Griffin will have done well if he simply stays on the active roster this year.
Griffin was The Associated Press offensive rookie of the year with Washington in 2012, but injured his knee in a January 2013 playoff game and was never the same afterward.
BACK WITH BRONCOS: Gary Kubiak is back in the NFL.
Kubiak is returning to the Denver Broncos in a scouting capacity seven months after stepping down as their head coach over health concerns.
Kubiak will serve as a senior personnel adviser, scouting college and pro players. He’ll be based out of his Houston home and make periodic trips to Broncos headquarters, general manager John Elway said Tuesday.
“With as much experience as he has evaluating players, Gary’s going to be a tremendous resource for our personnel department,” Elway said.
Kubiak, who guided the Broncos to a win over Carolina in Super Bowl 50 in his first season, suffered a complex migraine last season and turned over offensive play-calling duties to his
staff. Following the season, Elway hired first-time head coach Vance Joseph, a Kubiak protege, as his replacement.
RAMBO: PART TWO: Safety Bacarri Rambo is getting a second chance to play in Buffalo after the Bills made a series of roster moves two days before opening training camp.
Rambo was one of three free agents signed, and returns to Buffalo after spending last season in Miami. He previously appeared in 19 games for the Bills over the 2014-15 seasons.
The Bills also signed offensive lineman Karim Barton and outside linebacker Sam Barrington.