WITH A SPLASH
NFL icon Robert Griffin III has suffered an embarrassing moment while trying to open the 2023 college football season with a splash.
The ESPN analyst ripped his pants as he jumped into the water during a segment before Washington's 56-19 win over Boise State.
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Griffin, 33, stood on a boat as he hailed the Huskies, who went 11-2 overall last season.
"Some people ride the wave, but other people make waves," the ex-NFL quarterback said.
"And Michael Penix Jr. and the Washington Huskies made waves last year. No. 1 passing offense in the country.
"They finished eighth in the Heisman voting. And now they come back with a roster filled with NFL guys — or as I like to call them, Sunday guys — with a championship mindset."
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Griffin then added: "Speaking of making waves, I’m so excited for the college football season to be back.
"Let’s go ahead and start this bad boy with a splash."
The ESPN analyst, wearing a checkered suit jacket and blue pants, then threw his mic away and jumped off the boat.
But before he landed in the water, his pants ripped in the middle.
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Griffin swam for a while before realizing his bottoms had been damaged.
"I ripped my pants!" he shouted. "My pants are falling off."
The 2011 Heisman Trophy winner then shared a picture of himself holding the blue pants – and they were almost entirely torn off.
"When my pants ripped, they RIPPED," he wrote in the post.
Griffin joined ESPN as a college football and NFL analyst in 2021.
The retired quarterback was the 2012 draft's No. 2 overall pick, but injuries cut his career short.
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