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has been without an NFL team since January, but that doesn't mean the former backup is done with football. In fact, Griffin is so eager to resume playing that he'd jump at the opportunity to return to Washington, where he began his career and lasted just four polarizing seasons Tennessee Titans Home Office muddled by injuries and reported internal disputes. Griffin joined " " on Tuesday to explain, saying he "would love to go back and be able to have that come full circle" in the wake of injury."When I see all these opportunities, guys maximizing (them), that's what I wanna get to," Griffin told Schefter, referencing career resurgences from veterans like and . "I know this year, I mean it's the season, (so) you're not competing to be a quote-unquote starter in the season, so for me, it's about ... a team has an injury or they wanna bring me in, (that'd be) awesome. I' Bruce Matthews Jersey m on board for that.""I do firmly believe not only in my own ability," Griffin continued, "and I'm a young 31, because I haven't had an opportunity to really play the game for about five or six years, extensively."Asked by Schefter Jevon Kearse Jersey whether Washington would be an option for Griffin five years after he was released from his original team, the free agent insisted he'd be OK with it. "That would have to be something that Coach Ron Rivera and the team would be open to," he said. "You never say never. Would I be open to it? Yeah, I would love to go back and be able to have that come full circle. But am I begging for that or pleading for that? Nah. But if your guy goes down, make the call. Wouldn't it be a great story?"Washington, of course, seems content without Griffin for now. Despite losing Fitzpatrick Kristian Fulton Jersey , the team got a winning performance from fill-in starter in Week 2, and Rivera spent all offseason touting Heinicke, who signed a two-year extension in February, as competition for the club's top QB job. Then there's the fact Griffin hasn't found succe s as a starter in close to a decade. After his famous rookie showcase with Washington back in 2015, the Baylor product started just 20 more games for the NFC East contender and has appeared in just 19 games over the last six Matt Barkley Jersey years. His last action came with the Ravens in 2020, when he started in place of due to the latter testing positive for COVID-19 but couldn't finish the game due to a hamstring injury.