The Facts: Griffin hinted at it -- and it was widely expected to be the case. But Griffin threw away any doubt Monday about the knee brace he had to wear all of last season. "It's safe to say I won't be wearing the brace [in 2014]," Griffin said, according to CSN Washington.

Diehards Line: But he also said he will discuss whether he'll play without the brace with team doctors. .... Griffin tore multiple ligaments in his right knee during a playoff loss to Seattle in January 2013. He wore a brace on the knee throughout last season, but it was widely believed Griffin would need it for only one year. As ESPN.com's John Keim notes, Griffin was not as explosive in 2013, whether it was due to the knee or the brace itself. ... Meanwhile, Griffin already has had a strong start to the offseason, throwing to some of his receivers away from Redskins Park. He'll work out in Arizona later this month with a number of skill position players from the Redskins, including Pierre Garcon and Alfred Morris. And Griffin will spend two weeks working out with Terry Shea, the quarterbacks coach who worked with him before the 2012 draft.