ESPN Hopes to Demote Robert Griffin III From Monday Night Football After Making A Fool of Himself

ESPN promoted Robert Griffin III to a lead analyst role on Monday Night Football last season, in one of the more dumbfounding programming decisions of the year.

Already, ESPN is looking to demote him from the desk. The Athletic reported on Tuesday that Jason Kelce could also join the show.

"Monday Night Countdown" is not "First Take." "Countdown" leads into Disney’s most lucrative investment in television, the NFL – for which Disney pays $2.7 billion annually. 

The inclusion of Griffin on-set perpetually undermined the credibility of the pre-game show last season, and thus the NFL broadcast.

Notably, Griffin repeatedly used the platform to argue in favor of Lamar Jackson, whom he refers to as his "little brother."

In the postseason, ahead of the Ravens-Texans playoff game, Griffin shouted that he "wants to see people finally put respect on Lamar’s name."

Even host Scott Van Pelt turned to Griffin, perplexed, asking "Who is disrespecting him, he’s about to win MVP?"

Griffin didn't have an answer. 

No one was disrespecting Lamar Jackson. Griffin’s friendship with Jackson just compromises his analysis. 

He’s unable to separate his personal feelings from his role at ESPN.

We saw that before the season when he called for the 49ers to put head coach Kyle Shanahan on the "hot seat." A week later, Griffin admitted his issues with Shanahan are "personal" and that he blames the coach for his lack of success as a Redskin.

Robert Griffin III turned the ESPN platform into a soapbox for his grievances as a failed former NFL quarterback.

He also uploads cartoon-ish clips on social media where he not so subtly begs for attention. 

Last week, he accused the Bears of sabotaging Justin Fields and thereby calling for Caleb Williams to boycott the team in protest.

Our personal favorite was when Griffin tweeted that the Colts’ hiring of Jeff Saturday, who did not have any coaching experience, as interim coach was a HEAD-SCRATCHING SLAP IN THE FACE" to the rest of the NFL.  

Griffin then turned around and tweeted that the Raiders should hire Marshawn Lynch as its head coach, despite Lynch not having any coaching experience. 

What is the difference between Lynch and Saturday, leading to Girffin's disparate coverage?

Unfortunately, he never explained. We just can't quite figure it out … 

ESPN seems to have concluded what OutKick and viewers did all season: Robert Griffin III is not a serious analyst. 

He’s a grifting, emotional hemophiliac trying to sucker media executives into believing he’s the Charles Barkley of football. 

He’s not. He’s another ex-jock who is poorly informed on the topics on which he speaks.

ESPN already has one of those in Ryan Clark, who is also an analyst on Monday Night Football.  

How many race-hustling blockheads does one show need? 

That said, if Jason Kelce doesn’t sign with ESPN – look for Mina Kimes to replace RGIII on set. 

We are serious.

You just know ESPN wants to, imagining that press release announcing the first female Monday Night Football analyst. 

Either way, Lamar Jackson best live up to expectations next season. His personal advocate, who coddles and defends him at any price, is about to lose his most profound megaphone.