RG3 Becomes Recent Target of Extortion

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images

Robert Griffin III hasn't even played is first game of the NFL and he already has people out to sabotage him and extort him for money.

Ex Baylor athlete Richard Hurd, who played basketball for Baylor from 2004-2007, was arrested Friday in Waco, Texas for attempting to extort money from RG3 and was released early yesterday.  According to the affidavit Hurd attempted to intimidate a St. Louis representative B.D. for money.  The St. Louis representative identified in affidavit as B.D. stood for Griffin's agent Ben Dogra.  The affidavit stated that Hurd informed that he had inappropriate information, which has been identified as videos and photos, on a client of Dogra and he intended to release that information to the media to damage and injure the image and reputation of Dogra's client not unless the client delivered Hurd a substantial sum of money.  Hurd met with Dogra and signed a non-disclosure agreement, handed over the inappropriate information and was given a check for the amount of money requested.  An undercover FBI agent was on hand and Hurd was arrested shortly after the meeting.  Hurd was released Monday after posting $25,000 bond.

There are currently no pending court dates in this case.  Let this be a note ladies and gents be careful what information may be out there about you because there are vultures that are waiting to bring you down in the name of money especially once you become famous.  Keep it classy.

Congratulations RG III

Tonight was a very memorable night for Robert Griffin III.  RGIII, as he is called, became the first player from Baylor to win the Heisman Trophy.  With Andrew Luck returning to Stanford for his senior year everyone believed that he would be the sure winner of the Heisman after coming in 2nd to Cam Newton last year.  Coming into the last week of the regular season it was up in the air on who believed would win the trophy between the 5 candidates, but RGIII made a run to the end proving why he should take the trophy at the end of tonight's ceremony.  Griffin ended this year at Baylor with the most passing yards and highest completion rate throughout his college career.  Griffin played 12 games as a true freshman, 3 games as a sophomore due to a tear to his ACL, and starting all the games during his 3rd and 4th year.  Griffin this season with 72.6% passing completion rate, 267/369 completed/attempted passes for 3,998 passing yards, 36 touchdowns and only 6 interceptions, he also rushed for 644 rushing yards and 9 rushing touchdowns.  RGIII first 3 years his quarterback rating ranged between 142 to 144 and jumped to 192.3 this year.  Along with the Heisman Trophy Robert Griffin III also won the Davey O'Brien award this year as well.  Once again Congrats to RGIII and I'm sure this won't be the last we see of him.