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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." Mark Andrews Ravens Jersey . 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The CFLs leading rusher kept adding to his gaudy numbers this season and scored the winning touchdown with just over two minutes to play. The New Westminster, B.C., native plowed three yards into the end zone for the last score of a heated, see-saw battle between the two teams with the best records in the CFL. THE 2 EVENTS1 mens competition1 womens competitionTHE FORMAT5 events on the same day, in the following order: fencing (epee/ranking round), swimming (200m freestyle), fencing (epee/bonus round), horse riding (show jumping) and a combined running (3,200m) and shooting (10m) event.The athlete with the most points after the first 3 events starts the running and shooting event first. The rest of the field set off behind the leader at different time intervals, depending on their points tallies. The 3,200m race consists of 4 laps of 800m, punctuated by 4 shooting stops. The first athlete to cross the finish line wins the gold medal.MILESTONESAntiquityGreeks and Romans take part in the first pentathlons, composed of 5 events, which are designed to reward the most complete athletes.1909Creation of the modern pentathlon by Baron Pierre de Coubertin.1912The modern pentathlon makes its Olympic debut in Stockholm. The majority of participants are military, and among them is the future American general George S. Patton (5th overall).1949The first world championships are held.1954The old ranking system, based on finishing positions in the 5 events, is replaced by a points tally based on performances.1976Soviet athlete Boris Onishchenko is caught using an electronic beeper to register points in the fencing. The USSR are eliiminated and Onishchenko is banned for life.dddddddddddd1993Reduction of the horse riding course to between 350 and 400m (12 obstacles).1996In Atlanta, the swimming race is cut from 300m to 200m, and the foot race is set at 3,000m. The team event is removed from the Olympic programme.2000Women compete in the modern pentathlon for the first time at the Games in Sydney.STARSLars Hall (Sweden)The trailblazer. The Swede was the first civilian to win Olympic gold, and the first pentathlete to win two consecutive Olympic titles, in 1952 and 1956. He was also crowned world champion in 1950 and 1951.Andras Balczo (Hungary)With 5 straight individual world titles from 1963 to 1969, he symbolised Hungarys domination of the discipline. He won individual gold at the 1972 Games, team golds in 1960 and 1968, and silver medals in 1968 and 1972. A remarkable Olympic record.Andrey Moiseyev (Russia)The Russian won the Olympic title at Athens 2004, and successfully defended his crown at Beijing 2008, becoming the first pentathlete since Lars Hall to win back-to-back gold medals. A master of the discipline, he also claimed 7 world championship titles (1 individual) and 6 European titles (2 individual). ' ' '