After his injury during Sunday's game, Redskins star quarterback Robert Griffin III was told he could not wear his shirt, which featured a Christian message, while speaking to the press. RGIII decided to turn the shirt inside out to avoid a fine from the NFL, CNS News reported.
Video and photographic images show Griffin entering the room wearing the shirt--showing its emphatically Christian inscription--and then making remarks at the podium while wearing the shirt turned inside out so that the inscription did not show.
The "K"s and the "w"s in the "Know Jesus, Know Peace" inscription on RGIII's shirt were in black while the other letters were in white--so that the declaration "No Jesus No Peace" stood out.
The change in wardrobe was prompted by a "NFL Uniform Inspector."
Michael Phillips, a sportswriter for the Richmond Times Dispatch, who was in the room tweeted: "RGIII was wearing a t-shirt that said 'Know Jesus, Know Peace.'
NFL Uniform Inspector Tony McGee (former Skins DE) approached Griffin... McGee told Griffin he couldn't wear the shirt because it wasn't a Nike product. Made him turn it inside out for the press conference."
The Los Angeles Times reports that Griffin had already faced a $10,000 fine for wearing clothes which violated NFL policy last year.
After all, this is a guy who was fined $10,000 last year for wearing a shirt that said "Operation Patience"--a reference to the Redskins' slow pace in returning him to action after an ACL injury — before fans even arrived at the stadium.
No wonder he decided to play it safe.
However, CNS News points out that another Redskin, who wore a non-Nike shirt without a Christian message, appeared to violate the NFL's policy without consequence at the same press conference.
Finlay also posted photographs of Redskins star defensive end Ryan Kerrigan--at the same press conference--wearing a T-shirt not made by Nike, but sporting writing on the front.
Kerrigan's T-shirt however made no mention of "Jesus" or "Peace"--or any relationship between the two
"It's worth noting that other players came to the podium not wearing Nike T-shirts. Like Ryan Kerrigan," Finlay wrote.