Robert Griffin III has no plans to stop working for other networks after being fired by ESPN.
Griffin appeared on both “The Jim Rome Show” and “The Rich Eisen Show” on Monday to discuss his departure from World Wide Leader and look ahead to the future.
The former NFL quarterback turned media personality said he will continue his podcast, “Outta Pocket with RGIII,” and that the way things settled with ESPN won’t deter him from working for another “legacy media outlet.”
“If you don’t own anything, you’re always a slave to something. I just want to make sure that we have ownership over what we’re doing and that we’re having fun doing it. And as far as legacy media goes, I have no grudge against legacy media,” Griffin told Rome. According to Awful Announcing. “But there may be teams I’d like to work with — Fox, NBC, CBS, Amazon, Netflix — I’m not closing the door to anything.”
Griffin was fired along with Sam Ponder on Aug. 15 in a sudden decision by ESPN that was described as a budgetary decision, but Ponder told Rome he could not discuss the reasons for their firings.
He will receive a seven-figure annual salary from ESPN until the end of the two years remaining on his contract or until another network buys out his contract.
Griffin told Rich Eisen the decision came as a “surprise” and that he already has a production team assigned to college football coverage duties.
He said his experience at ESPN was “a lot of fun.”
“I will miss the people I had the opportunity to work with, but I wish them all the best in their future endeavors.” Griffin told Roman. “For me and what the future holds, it’s all about what God has in store for me. I’m just going to continue to walk by faith, not by sight, and continue to cover the game the way I know how, with excitement and passion. That’s who I am, being my true, authentic self. It’s not an act. I’m just going to continue to be that guy.”
Griffin had been with ESPN since 2021, but was removed from “Monday Night Countdown” in May after ESPN added Jason Kelce to its talent roster.
