A report from Albert Breer of NFL.com suggested that some within the Washington Redskins believe that Robert Griffin III rushed himself back from his ACL injury at least partly out of fear of losing his job to Kirk Cousins.

"Me and Kirk have always been good," Griffin told CSN Washington's Tarik El-Bashir. "That's not an issue. The way I look at it, hard work, dedication and God's grace is what helped me come back and play so quick ... Anyone who knows me, knows I'm not that guy. I'm not the guy that these negative articles are trying to paint me to be."

Cousins showed promise last season when Griffin was out.