3 worst trades in Washington Football Team history

1. Failed Robert Griffin III blockbuster

This is a touchy subject for fans in Ashburn, and rightly so.

On the prowl for a franchise quarterback in the 2012 draft, Washington zeroed in on Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III. As a result, the franchise sent THREE first-round picks and a second-rounder to the Rams, holders of the No. 2 overall pick who were already content at QB with Sam Bradford.

Anytime you unload that much draft capital for a quarterback, he simply has to become a superstar for it to be worth it. A Super Bowl isn’t a must, but you need top-tier QB play for at least seven or eight seasons.

As a rookie, Griffin looked the part. He completed over 65% of his passes for 3,200 yards and 20 touchdowns to five interceptions. The Baylor product led the league in both INT percentage (1.3%) and yards per attempt (8.1), adding an additional 815 yards and seven scores on 6.8 YPC on the ground.

After that, though, it was all downhill for Griffin. He suffered a leg injury in the season finale and did more damage to it after he pushed to play in the playoffs vs Seattle. He underwent reconstructive surgery that offseason and was a shell of the stud he was as a rookie from that point on.

Griffin was eventually benched for Kirk Cousins, who, for all his criticism, turned in a nice career for Washington. Care to guess how much Cousins cost the franchise? A fourth-round pick … in the same year RGIII was drafted.

What a disaster.