Griffin and Cousins were teammates in Washington from 2012-15 after being taken in the same draft class. Griffin was the team's starter, but was eventually benched in favor of Cousins during former coach Jay Gruden's first season.
Cousins originally took Griffin's spot because of several injuries, but he later outplayed Griffin before Washington released Griffin in March 2016. Cousins signed with the Vikings for the start of the 2018 season.