The Facts: Griffin has yet to be cleared from the concussion he suffered last week. He will be required to wait one to two weeks to be retested to see if he can return to game action as part of the league's concussion protocol. If it extends to the longer end of the time frame it could keep him out of the season opener against the Dolphins on September 13.
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As CSNWashington.com's Rich Tandler notes, should the independent neurologists overseeing his case decide not to clear him for two weeks we would be just two days away from the game against the Dolphins. Perhaps Griffin could participate in practice the week before the game in a non-contact capacity like he did for the past week. But without knowing if Griffin could play, would Jay Gruden give him the first-team reps in practice? And if he didn’t work with the first team in practice as all starting quarterbacks do, would Gruden start him in Week 1? Kirk Cousins and Colt McCoy are competing for the backup quarterback job. Presumably the winner of that competition would start against the Dolphins if Griffin can’t go.