By the way Robert Griffin III tells it, the Eagles were hot for the quarterback heading into April’s draft.
“I met with the Eagles. Coach Reid told me they were very interested in me, that you never know what could happen,” said RGIII. “I really enjoyed my meeting with him but obviously things didn’t work out, so I’m here with the Redskins and I’m proud to be here.”
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