At a team meeting Saturday night, Washington Redskins players were informed that rookie Kirk Cousins will start at quarterback on Sunday at the Cleveland Browns, according to a text from someone in the meeting room.
Asked earlier if he had a gut feeling whether Robert Griffin III (Grade 1 LCL sprain) would be available, coach Mike Shanahan responded, "No, not really. We'll get a chance to evaluate him (on Saturday) and talk to the doctors."
Apparently doctors weren't entirely comfortable, as much as Griffin wanted to play.
Shanahan had been coy with his game plan heading into Sunday, not wanting to rush Griffin's recovery or surrender a competitive advantage to the Browns.
Griffin practiced in a limited capacity Wednesday through Friday and is listed as questionable for Sunday. While Shanahan resisted giving percentages of practice repetitions, he did say Griffin looked better each day.