Washington Redskins coaches decided to bench quarterback Robert Griffin III on Sunday after he bruised his knee during a hit from 335-pound Broncos defensive tackle Terrance Knighton.
Doctors cleared Griffin to return in their 45-21 loss to the Denver Broncos, but coaches opted to keep him off the field.
After falling to the ground in pain, Griffin’s left knee was examined by doctors.
“I think it just scared me,” he said.
The left knee isn’t the same knee that Griffin had surgery on in January, after he tore his ACL in last year’s playoffs.
When asked about Griffin’s left knee Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said: “I think he’s fine. Doctors felt like he could have went back in.”
Griffin told the media after the game: “We decided it was smart to just keep me off the field and be ready to go next week.”
