Report: Redskins expected to pick up RG3's option

The Washington Redskins have until May 3 to decide whether to pick up the fifth-year option on quarterback Robert Griffin III, and while the assumption is that they won't, that may not be the case. 

One person familiar with the situation told Mark Maske of the Washington Post that he expects the Redskins to exercise Griffin's option following the draft, which would pay him $16.155 million in 2016.

General manager Scot McCloughan told reporters in March that the team had not made a decision about Griffin's long-term future. He also left open the possibility of drafting a quarterback with the No. 5 overall pick.

If the Redskins do draft a quarterback in the first round, it seems unlikely that they will pick up Griffin's option. Griffin told NFL Media's Jeff Darlington recently that he wouldn't be upset if that happened.

"I wouldn't be bummed," he said. "Either way, we're going out there to prove it this upcoming year - not next year. I just want to win. I want to win games and have fun doing it. The rest will take care of itself."