Nearly four years later, look back at the Robert Griffin III trade
In an infamous trade for Robert Griffin III in 2012, the Redskins received the draft’s No. 2 pick from the Rams, while St. Louis received a haul of eight players.
Griffin was released by Washington on Monday, but how did the Rams turn out?
Take a look at the careers, so far, of the eight players forever tied to RGIII.
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DT Michael Brockers
Current team: Los Angeles Rams
Career Starts: 60
Brockers has played in 61 games for the Rams since being selected with the No. 14 pick in the 2012 draft. The 25-year-old has started every game over the last three seasons. He recorded 27 tackles and three sacks in 2015, and has 109 tackles and 14.5 sacks in his career. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie team in 2012.
CB Janoris Jenkins
Current team: Los Angeles Rams
Career Starts: 58
Jenkins has been a mainstay on the Rams’ defense the past four seasons, playing in 60 games. As a rookie in 2012, he recorded four interceptions, three of which he returned for touchdowns. His three interceptions returned for touchdowns tied the NFL rookie record. He also returned a fumble for a touchdown that season. Jenkins has tallied 230 tackles, 10 interceptions and six defensive touchdowns in his career.
RB Isaiah Pead
Current team: Free Agent
Career Starts: 1
Pead played 27 games with the Rams, mostly seeing time on special teams. He only carried the ball 19 times for 78 yards before being cut. Pead missed the entire 2014 season after sustaining an ACL tear during the preseason. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Nov. 2, but was released before playing in a game.
OL Rokevious Watkins
Current team: Arizona Rattlers (Arena Football League)
Career Starts: 1
Watkins struggled with weight problems during his time in the NFL and saw time in just four games. His only NFL start came as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013.
OLB Alec Ogletree
Current team: Los Angeles Rams
Career Starts: 36
Ogletree had started every game in his career before sustaining a broken fibula on Oct. 4 and missing the rest of the 2015 season. Ogletree recorded 27 tackles and two sacks before the injury. In 36 career games, he has piled up 206 tackles, 3.5 sacks and three interceptions. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie team in 2013.
WR Stedman Bailey
Current team: Los Angeles Rams
Career Starts: 8
Bailey has had a limited role with the Rams in his three seasons since being drafted. In 38 games, he has been targeted 96 times, catching 59 passes for 843 yards and two touchdowns. He also recorded a 90-yard punt return touchdown in 2014. Bailey was shot in a drive-by shooting on Nov. 24, surviving two gunshot wounds to the head. It is not clear when he will be able to play again.
RB Zac Stacy
Current team: New York Jets
Career Starts: 17
Stacy was an important part of St. Louis’s offense in 2013, carrying the ball 250 times for 973 yards and seven touchdowns. Since then, Stacy has seen his role diminish each season. He made five starts in 2014, but only managed 293 yards and a touchdown. Stacy was traded to the New York Jets on May 2, seeing a limited role in eight games before sustaining a broken ankle on Nov. 12.
OT Greg Robinson
Current team: Los Angeles Rams
Career Starts: 28
Robinson has played in all 32 games since being taken No. 2 in the 2014 draft out of Auburn. He has been the team’s regular starter at the vital left tackle position.
