Robert Griffin III tries to draw flags

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    Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III admitted Wednesday there will be times he tries to draw a penalty on players as he runs out of bounds.

    That wasn't how he drew two personal fouls on Dallas Cowboys safety Barry Church on Sunday. And the tactic didn't work against the Detroit Lions. But it's one he might still employ.

    Griffin also knows there are times when defensive players won't slow down just because the quarterback appears to be, thinking that perhaps he's pulling the equivalent of a hesitation move in basketball.

    "There will be situations, and that's why guys don't want to pull up," Griffin said. "It's happened in the past with Mike Vick or someone like that who has run to the sidelines, stopped and then gotten 20 more yards because the guy runs out of bounds trying not to hit the quarterback."

    Griffin said he was not trying to lull Church into a penalty in the Sunday night loss at Dallas. He was on his way out of bounds when Church hit him the first time, drawing a personal foul. Griffin was definitely out of bounds on the second penalty, when he was hit in the face as Church reached for him while being blocked, drawing another personal foul.

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