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TOP THREE QUARTER CLOSE CUT CLOSECUT - Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) works out during the last day of the team's rookie NFL football training camp at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Sunday, May 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (CP)
RG3 No. 1 in Washington
ASHBURN, Va. -- Robert Griffin III already has the No. 1 quarterback job with the Washington Redskins.
Coach Mike Shanahan said Sunday that the Heisman Trophy winner from Baylor will work with the starters when the Redskins begin full off-season practices later this month.
Said Shanahan: "He's the starter. Period."
Griffin completed a three-day rookie camp Sunday, a little over a week after he was selected second overall by the Redskins in the NFL draft. Griffin wore a No. 10 jersey with "Griffin III" on the back.
Wake gets big bucks
MIAMI -- The Miami Dolphins have extended linebacker Cameron Wake's contract through the 2016 season.
The six-foot-three, 260-pound former CFLer has played three seasons with the Dolphins, and led the team in sacks last year with 8 1/2. Wake has 28 sacks and four forced fumbles with Miami after coming to the Dolphins from the B.C. Lions, where he was a two-time defensive player of the year. ESPN is reporting the extension is worth $49 million, with $20 million guaranteed.
-- The Associated Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition May 7, 2012 C5
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