Robert Griffin III reveals he is mulling a college football coaching job offer

Robert Griffin III revealed he is mulling over a college football coaching job offer, although he declined to name the school.

After being laid off at ESPN back in the summer, Griffin III’s podcast took off, he’s in line to appear on Netflix’s lineup of their NFL coverage this month and is certainly enjoying his new and evolving roles. But the former Heisman Trophy winner might have an itch to coach.

He revealed as much on The Triple Option, following conversations with Deion Sanders.

“I’ve talked to coach Prime a little bit about, you know, I actually got a job offer,” Griffin III said. “I can’t tell you who it’s from, but I got a job offer to coach. I am thinking about it. Oh boy. TV is fun. I enjoy TV, I enjoy the podcast and doing everything on that side, but being able to coach and lead men and take those 18 or 22-year olds and teach them all the lessons that we’ve learned over the course of the years is something that I’m contemplating very heavily.”

Griffin III discussed the end of his three-year run at the network while on “Pardon My Take’ earlier this month. He began by clarifying that they laid him off rather than firing him as checks are still being cut for him based on his prior contract from The Worldwide Leader.

“Well, I first have to say I was not fired,” Griffin III said. “I was laid off and I am getting paid from ESPN while I’m off.”

As for their justification for it, Griffin III said he’s still unsure of what it is to this day. All he knows is that it wasn’t based on his work broadcasting live college games and appearing on shows like “Monday Night Countdown,” “Get Up,” and “First Take” from 2021 through August of 2024.

“So, the first reaction was why? Alright, so, you go through the process of why did this happen? Okay, let me look at performance. Alright, they’re saying it’s not performance-based…It’s like, okay, it’s not performance-based, they’re telling me it’s not performance-based,” Griffin III recalled. “Then what is it about? And I don’t know.”

As far as Griffin III’s coaching future, should there be one, could take off given the right circumstances. While he won Offensive Rookie of the Year, injuries derailed his NFL career.

But he was a star at Baylor, winning the Heisman Trophy during his final campaign.

He threw for 4,239 yards, 37 touchdowns, six interceptions, a 72.4% completion percentage, 699 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns.