RGIII injury: Redskins QB expected to play on Sunday

Robert Griffin III injury: Redskins could face fine for reporting on RG3

The Washington Redskins are potentially facing a hefty fine from the NFL for their handling of quarterback Robert Griffin III's head injury last week, according to Jay Glazer of FOX Sports. The league is particularly concerned with the team's initial categorization of the injury, as he was described after leaving the game as being, "shaken up."

In last Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons, Griffin took a major hit from linebacker Sean Witherspoon before leaving the game and heading to the locker room. Reports say that the quarterback couldn't identify the score or the quarter immediately after the play, an obvious indication of a possible head injury.

Glazer says that the NFL wants teams to, "immediately acknowledge a head injury to prevent concussed players from getting pushed back on field," but the Redskins didn't take the proper measures. Rather than immediately describe Griffin's head injury, he was labeled as "shaken up" with a questionable return for that game.

The rookie quarterback is expected to play for the Redskins on Sunday afternoon against the Minnesota Vikings, but his injury may still come back to haunt Washington in a different way.

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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III passed cardio and agility tests on Tuesday and will practice with the team on Wednesday and be evaluated after practice, according to a team source. If Wednesday's practice goes well, RGIII should start on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.

Griffin suffered a concussion in the third quarter of the Redskins' 24-17 loss to the Atlanta Falcons and did not return to the game. Fellow rookie Kirk Cousins replaced Griffin and led the Redskins on a touchdown-scoring drive, but was unable to lead Washington to the win. At the time of the hit, RGIII did not know the score or quarter of the game, but coach Mike Shanahan said he was feeling much better after the game.

Griffin will not be subject to contact in Wednesday's practice and will be re-evaluated after each practice before the Redskins deem that he is ready to go on Oct. 14 against the Vikings. RGIII was named Rookie of the Month for September and has a quarterback rating of 101.0 on the season, with four touchdowns each through the air and on the ground.

This story originally appeared on SB Nation D.C.

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