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ASHBURN, Va. -- Robert Griffin IIIs rehab started with a "cry festival." Then came a special new passcode for his cellphone and a chance to hash things with coach Mike Shanahan. Theres also been a Twitter rant about political correctness, some flak about all the wedding gifts hes received and, most recently, a suggestion from his father that the Washington Redskins should pass the ball more. On Thursday, the road back included running some drills at an off-season practice. Wearing a helmet but no jersey and sporting a large brace on his reconstructed right knee, Griffin did some handoffs and throws with other teammates recovering from injuries. Its the latest step toward his goal of playing in the season opener in September. "As soon as I woke up out of the surgery, I put the date of the first game in my phone," Griffin said. "It was the passcode of my phone for a month. ... Thats always been the goal, but Im not going to risk my career to play in one game. Yeah, Im definitely all-in on for Week 1, but Im also all-in for my career as well." It was Griffins first Redskins Park news conference of the off-season, an occasion that attracted an extraordinary media hoard to a routine May workout and showed again just how important the health of Griffins knee -- and everything else about him, for that matter -- has become in the nations capital. Start with the tears. When Griffin went under the knife on Jan. 9 -- three days after he was injured in the playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks -- he didnt know whether his ACL needed repair. When he awoke and realized that it had, he immediately went back to sleep because he couldnt deal with the news. "Its one of the things I get emotional about because it was tough at that time," Griffin said. "Yeah, I cried. Real men cry. Its doesnt matter. And I moved on. As soon as we finished our little cry festival, I put the date of the first week in my phone." In addition to the physical rehab, there also needed to be a meeting of the minds with Shanahan, who was widely criticized for leaving Griffin in the Seahawks game too long after it became clear the quarterback was injured. "We hashed everything out. We talked, and were moving forward from it," Griffin said. Griffin didnt go into specifics, instead stressing the need for everyone to be on the same page. Shanahan said the conversation was part of an overall review of the season. "You talk about things that you could have done differently," the coach said. "Things that went poorly during the season, things that went well." Griffin struck the same tone when asked about whether there should be changes to the offence, perhaps to take away some of his designed runs. He missed all or part of four games because of injuries last season, and his father told The Washington Post this week: "I want him throwing that football, a lot." "I told him thank you because thats what hes supposed to say as my father," Griffin said. "Yeah, he doesnt want to see me running out there; he wants to see me throwing the ball. Hes the one that trained me. He knows what he can do. Coach knows what I can do." Griffin also said he could make better decisions on the field to stay healthy. "The one thing everyone gets fired up about is that they say I need to change the way I play," he said. "And my view on that is: I cant change my mindset, but I can be smarter about what I do out there. Ive got a year of experience, which some might not think thats a lot, but a year of experience in the NFL is big for anyone. I know what I have to do and then what I dont have to do, so its about limiting those hits, making sure that Im staying out there for my teammates." While the rehab is tough, Griffin said its easier to endure because he also had an ACL injury while playing in college at Baylor. There were times during Thursdays practice when he seemed to be favouring the knee, but he was able to run and plant as he ran drills with what he called the "all-world uncleared team" that included fellow rehabbers Pierre Garcon and Fred Davis. "As long as you can get a little bit of work in, you still feel like youre part of the team -- even though were separated from the team," Griffin said. Griffin said the next two phases in his comeback are "explosive sprinting" and "cutting," both of which he hopes to accomplish in the next month or so. The Redskins keep saying hes "ahead of schedule," but its too early to gauge how much hell be able to practice when training camp begins in late July. "I really dont know what ahead of schedule means, except for the doctors, they keep saying hes ahead of schedule," Shanahan said. "We want to be patient with it." Griffins good-natured demeanour was a contrast to his sharp words in a pair of recent Twitter rants. Last month he tweeted that Americans "are held hostage by the tyranny of political correctness" and this week hit back at criticism he received for posting a photo of a pile of wedding presents sent to him by fans. "Its really been crazy," Griffin said Thursday. "You really cant do anything or say anything without it being blown out of proportion. When it comes to the political correctness tweet ... the only thing I will say about that is theres a difference between political correctness, common sense and being offensive." Griffin, who is getting married next month, then thanked the fans for the gifts that started pouring in after his wedding registry was made public. "I didnt ask you guys to do that," he said, addressing the fans. "The media made that public, and you guys decided to get me gifts out of the generosity of your heart. ... Anything else that came after that, criticism and stuff like that, youve just got to move on and not worry about it." 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Playing for the first time since Oct. 16, the 13-year veteran looked out of sync until the fourth quarter, when he directed a 75-yard drive that got the Steelers to 21-7 with 8:38 remaining.Before that, Pittsburghs offense produced only two first downs and was limited to 69 yards. 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It was the longest play from scrimmage in Ravens history during the regular season and second-longest in the NFL this year.The home crowd gasped in the third quarter when Flacco hopped off the field after sliding at the end of an impromptu run. It appeared he had reinjured his surgically repaired left knee, but it turned out that his protective brace broke. He missed only three plays.Flacco completed 18 of 30 passes for 241 yards to help Baltimore earn its first win since Sept. 25, at Jacksonville.The offense off both teams was slowed by a steady stream of penalties.dddddddddddd Pittsburgh had 84 yards in penalties in the first half and only 66 yards of offense, its fewest before halftime with Roethlisberger at quarterback since 2009.Baltimore led 10-0 at halftime and 13-0 in the fourth quarter before Javorius Allen blocked a punt and Chris Moore took it 14 yards for a TD and a 21-0 lead with 13:36 to go.Roethlisberger cut the deficit with a 23-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Brown. The Steelers then forced a three-and-out, and Roethlisberger brought Pittsburgh to the Baltimore 13 before a sack created a fourth-and-18.Roethlisberger threw incomplete. Minutes later, he took the Steelers 65 yards for a score in his final shot at the end zone.QUOTEABLESteelers: Tomlin on Roethlisberger: He was healthy to play. He was willing to play. I appreciate his efforts and his display of will.Ravens: We gave up some plays down the stretch. ... We will take the win, but we are not satisfied, linebacker Terrell Suggs said.MR. TOUCHDOWNMoore, a rookie, has scored two touchdowns on special teams in the past two games. I might not be able to catch some touchdowns, but Im still going to score, said Moore, a wide receiver from Cincinnati.MR. SMITH RETURNSRavens WR Steve Smith returned after missing two games with an ankle injury. He had Baltimores first catch, a 30-yarder, and finished with four receptions for 47 yards.INJURIESSteelers: C Maurkice Pouncey (dislocated finger) missed part of the first quarter, returned and left for good with the same injury in the third quarter. ... LB Jarvis Jones was injured making a first-quarter tackle and did not return until the second half. ... S Jordan Dangerfield (groin) left in the fourth quarter.Ravens: RB Kenneth Dixon left in the fourth quarter with a bruised chest.UP NEXTThe Steelers host the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. The Ravens are at home Thursday night against the Cleveland Browns, who entered the weekend as the only winless team in the NFL.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '

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