The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... Griffin III said that although he continues to make progress in his recovery from knee reconstruction, the team’s medical staff continues to ensure that he doesn’t push himself to a premature return to action and the risk of a setback. Speaking with CSNWashington, Griffin discussed the difficulty of watching offseason workouts, which began this week. He said he is doing everything that the trainers and doctors will let him do as part of his rehabilitation program. “It’s always going to be tough, but it’s like Coach says, ‘You get the mental reps. You do what you have to do, you do what you can do,’ and that’s my goal, to do what I can do,” Griffin said.

Diehards Line: The QB added: “You always want people holding you back. You don’t ever want to have people pushing you forward, and that’s what they’re doing right now. They’re holding me back from doing certain things because I feel like I’m ready, my body might look like I’m ready, but according to the time table, I’m not ready. So, I just keep pushing forward, keep pushing forward in what I can do, while at the same time, allow them to make me be patient. ...” Griffin didn’t reveal where he is in his progress, but it was expected that he would receive the green light to resume running on grass earlier this month. ... In case you've somehow missed it, we'll remind you again that Griffin's status for Week 1 is all but certain to remain uncertain until just before Week 1. But stay tuned. We'll continue to track his progress all offseason.