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Robert Griffin III (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)ESPN has reportedly removed Robert Griffin III from their ‘Monday Night Football’ coverage.The network announced on Tuesday afternoon that it had signed former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce to a multi-year deal that will see him join ‘Monday Night Countdown.’And, according to ProFootballTalk, RGIII has been bumped to accommodate the incoming six-time NFL All-Pro.While Griffin won’t be on Monday night coverage moving forward, he will remain with the network, calling games and performing other studio duties.

“It’s official. Jason Kelce is in — and Robert Griffin III is out — on ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown,” the publication reports.

“Griffin will continue to work with ESPN, calling games and doing studio work. However, his time on Monday nights during the NFL season has ended. In all, he spent two years on the show, 2022 and 2023.”

 

Jason Kelce Is Set To Replace Robert Griffin III On Monday’s Pregame Show

Since joining the network two years ago, Robert Griffin III has been one of the more popular personalities at ESPN. But he’s lost out to the future Hall of Famer, who retired this season as one of the most-liked players in the league after 13 seasons with the Eagles.

Kelce will replace Griffin on Monday’s pregame show, joining Scott Van Pelt, Ryan Clark, Marcus Spears, Adam Schefter, and Michelle Beisner-Buck on ‘Monday Night Countdown.’

A Disney press release notes, “Additional postseason studio appearances will occur annually, including during the NFL’s Conference Championship weekend. Further opportunities will be explored.”

Despite his new deal with ESPN, Kelce will continue to host the ‘New Heights’ podcast with his brother Travis Kelce.

Robert Griffin III Pretty Much Predicted The Justin Fields-To-Steelers Trade Just Hours Before It Happened

Robert Griffin looking on (left). Justin Fields looking ahead (right).

Former NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III believed there was one “perfect” destination for Chicago Bears QB Justin Fields. And it turns out he was right!

The amount of potential landing spots for Fields was quickly dwindling. Most of the QB-needy teams had either a) addressed the position via trade or free agency or b) will get to take a quarterback in next month’s NFL Draft.

On Friday, the Pittsburgh Steelers stunned the football world by trading Kenny Pickett and a fourth-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for a third-rounder and two 2025 seventh-round selections, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

With Pickett gone, Griffin III believed Mike Tomlin’s Steelers were “the perfect landing spot for” the 25-year-old Fields:

That tweet was posted just hours before the Steelers and Bears made it official, completing a deal that sent Fields to Pittsburgh for a sixth-round pick that could become a fourth-rounder.

 

The Steelers signed Russell Wilson to a one-year contract following his release from the Denver Broncos, who took on $85 million in dead money charges (an NFL record) for the next two seasons.

But Wilson is about to enter his age 35/36 season, and he’s only on a one-year deal. So it doesn’t at all hurt the Steelers to bring in a potential long-term solution like Fields, who can sit and learn behind Wilson for a season before taking over under center in the Steel City in 2025.

The Bears Have Been Preparing For A Change At QB

Though many had made the case for Chicago to continue building around Fields, all signs pointed to them trading him and using the No. 1 selection of the 2024 NFL Draft on USC signal-caller Caleb Williams.

Fields had shown some promise at times during his first three seasons in the NFL, but Williams is being viewed by many as the type of generational prospect that doesn’t come around all that often. On top of that, the Bears will have a huge advantage in securing Williams on a cheap rookie deal for the next four-to-five years — whereas Fields is now eligible for a contract extension as he heads into year four.

Over his three seasons with the Bears, Fields had a 10-28 record with a 60.3 completion percentage and 6,674 passing yards, 40 touchdowns and 30 interceptions to go along with 2,220 rushing yards and 14 rushing scores.