Robert Griffin III Makes Cryptic Social Media Post One Day After ESPN Firing

Patrick Andres | Aug 17, 2024

Oct 16, 2023; Inglewood, California, USA; Robert Griffin III on the ESPN Monday Night Football Countdown set SoFi Stadium. / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

As high-profile television firings go, ESPN cutting ties with former Baylor and NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III Thursday was a bit of a surprise.

Griffin—a well-liked figure with fans dating back to his playing days with the Bears, and a rising star said to have had two years left on his contract—took his firing in stride. The 2011 Heisman Trophy winner thanked his employer in a classy social media post.

However, Griffin appeared to change (or at least tweak) his tune Saturday morning, posting a more cryptic message.

"Nothing in this world is worth selling your soul for," he wrote.

Nothing in this world is worth selling your soul for.

— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) August 17, 2024

Considering Griffin's past knack for oscillating between the profound and the crass (occasionally in one breath), this post could mean anything.

With the quarterback out of a job and college football season looming in a week (and NFL season soon afterward), it seems safe to say this is not the last America will hear of Griffin in the digital sphere.