Robert Griffin III blames intern for liking Instagram post trashing Redskins
There was some regrettable activity on a social media account belonging to Robert Griffin III on Monday night, but the Washington Redskins quarterback insists his was not responsible for it.
At least he didn’t blame hackers.
Griffin took to Instagram early Tuesday morning explain how his Instagram handle ended up “liking” a fan’s post that trashed the Redskins and team owner Dan Snyder. RG3 says an intern who controls his Instagram account was responsible.
“I just wanted to set the record straight on this one,” he wrote. “I did not “like” that IG post ridiculing our team. I have not been social media active consistently for awhile now and am ultra-focused on working to get back on the field and trying to help this team. One of our interns who helps with Instagram liked the post. As soon as I was made aware of it, it was immediately unliked. That is not how I feel and I appreciate your understanding.”
On one hand, Griffin has only made a handful of posts on both Instagram and Twitter over the past month. On the other, it’s tough to believe an intern would be responsible for something that could potentially damage RG3’s image with the click of a button. Griffin also has a history of defending himself to fans on Instagram.
The last professional athlete who was benched over a “like” on Instagram admitted he made a mistake. Although, that particular player wasn’t accused of trashing his own team.
