Ryan Clark and Robert Griffin III’s feud may have begun years ago with a dirty hit

Ryan Clark and Robert Griffin III are publicly feuding.

The two former NFL stars, one a Steelers safety and one a QB for Washington, clearly don't like each other.

Clark and Griffin turned a debate about Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese into an online feud about RG3's wife.

You can read more about it at this link.

But amid the fighting, something else has emerged. This distaste for one another may date back more than a decade.

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Back when they were both playing, Clark laid a dirty hit on Griffin.

RG3 went out for a pass on a trick play, and with the ball in the air, Clark came in like a heat-seeking missile.

Clark blasted Griffin in the helmet, leading with his own helmet.

That game took place in 2012, a 27-12 win for the Steelers. It was one of RG3's few rough days as a rookie.

Things got worse from there for Griffin in part due to postseason injuries as a rookie.

But before things went downhill, RG3 was a shooting star and Clark laid him out in very rude fashion.

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