Robert Griffin III has been released by Washington.

Griffin had lost the starting job in August and served as Washington's No. 3 quarterback all season. He was active for one game.

Washington had hoped to trade Griffin.

Washington traded up in the 2012 draft, giving up two first-round picks and a second and swapping first-rounders with St. Louis.

At one point, then-coach Mike Shanahan told reporters, "I don't think anybody in the history of the league has played at his level. At least over the last 40 years, when I take a look at the numbers and what he has done, I don't think anybody has played at his level. As we've talked about before, he's got a unique skill set -- his ability to throw, drop back, play action, put a threat on a defense with his running ability -- and he will just get better and better. He's just scratching the surface. And the reason I say that is because he works at it."