Baltimore Ravens quarterback Robert Griffin III said he would welcome a return to the Ravens, but he also made clear that his preference would be to become a starting quarterback and "franchise player" once again.
As he cleaned out his locker Jan. 7, the day after the Ravens' season-ending, 23-17 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in the first round of the playoffs, Griffin, a pending free agent, said, "I want to be a starter. ... I've worked to do that. I've put in the hours to be able to have that opportunity to go out and compete."
Griffin again expressed thanks to the Ravens organization for bringing him back into the league after a yearlong layoff, as Baltimore signed him a one-year, $1.1 million deal last spring to be Joe Flacco's backup.
