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D ecision time

Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III was putting the final touches on a fairly brilliant rookie season. Griffin, who has a winning smile and a catchy nickname in “RG3,” was leading the Redskins in a NFC Wild-Card playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks. But all was not right. Griffin had sprained his right knee during in a game two weeks earlier. That injury had only cost him one game, however. But as he tried to scramble in the first quarter against the Seahawks, Griffin appeared to hurt the knee again. He went to the bench and backup quarterback Kirk Cousins trotted into the huddle. On the sidelines, Washington coach Mike Shanahan was faced with a tough football decision. Griffin was lobbying hard to get back in the game. If he were healthy enough to play, the dynamic quarter- back would almost certainly give his team its best chance to advance through the postseason.

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