Who is the Best NFL Quarterback? Robert Griffin Believes He is the Best QB

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is standing firm on his claim that he's the best quarterback in the league.

The QB gave a strong assessment of himself via WJLA-TV.

"I feel like I'm the best quarterback in the league, and I have to go out and show that. Any athlete at any level, if they concede to someone else, they're not a top competitor, they're not trying to be the best that they can be. There's guys in this league that have done way more than me. But I still view myself as the best because that's what I work toward every single day," Griffin declared, as quoted by ESPN.

Naturally, his announcement became a hot topic of conversation. Griffin said some people misunderstood his statement and that his "name keeps getting used for headlines for people to click on stories," ESPN noted in another article.

"I know what I want to be, and I know what I strive to be. I'm not going to make any apologies for that," the Redskins QB added.

Redskins coach Jay Gruden challenged his quarterback to "go out and prove it and stay healthy and then continue to play" since being an elite quarterback also means that he should be "durable."

The Japan-born football player will always be a center of attention, whether he likes it or not. He impressed fans when he got the Heisman Trophy in 2011; he was also awarded as the 2012 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.

The 25-year-old QB tallied at least 3,200 passing yards in his first two seasons with the Redskins since playing in 2012. However, in the 2014 to 2015 season, he only played in nine games due to injury and posted 1,694 passing yard record or just about half of what he was able to accomplish before.

Pretty soon, the Baylor University alumnus will fulfill the last year of his rookie contract and he is set to receive a base pay of $3.27 million and $3.45 million as part of his signing bonus, The Washington Post noted. The fifth-year option exercised by the Redskins will reportedly give their quarterback a salary amounting to nearly $16.155 million next year.