It's still a hard 'no.' The coach said there's "no possibility" Griffin will play in the preseason. He said Dr. James Andrews, who performed Griffin's surgery, recommended that the QB not play in the preseason and not practice at full-speed.
Griffin's news conference began with a new catchphrase 鈥?"new phase,Atlanta Falcons Jersey Clearance, new hair" 鈥?because he was wearing cornrows instead of his usual dreadlocks. He said he's proven he can protect himself, and that he's "dang near close to 100 percent." He said he didn't like that his practice plan was "fixed" ahead of time without any regard as to how his knee was progressing in rehab.