Robert Griffin III tried to underscore the incredible season Drake Maye, but he ended up getting called out by the internet.
After Maye and the New England Patriots defeated the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship game at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo., the former NFL quarterback Griffin confidently shared to his followers on X that Maye has “made it to a Super Bowl before Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Justin Herbert, Jared Goff, Dak Prescott, Baker Mayfield and Trevor Lawrence.”
Drake Maye made it to a Super Bowl before Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Justin Herbert, Jared Goff, Dak Prescott, Baker Mayfield and Trevor Lawrence.
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) January 25, 2026
That appeared to be a simple statement of fact, except that it wasn’t.
As pointed out by many social media users, Jared Goff, who now plays for the Detroit Lions, has already seen action before in the Super Bowl, rendering Griffin’s take effectively false.
Goff was under center for the Los Angeles Rams at Super Bowl LIII against the New England Patriots, who defeated Sean McVay’s team in that contest at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga.
It can be easy to forget about the quarterback of a losing team in the Super Bowl, but that doesn’t make Griffin’s claim correct.
Maye threw for only 86 yards and without a touchdown on 10-of-21 completions and was sacked five times in the snowy conference championship matchup against Denver. He’ll look to be better at Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., against the NFC champions Seattle Seahawks.
