jackson talked about why the team needs to rally behind robert griffin, iii as the team's leader. dianerk. >> reporter: this is the first chance we've had to speak to the team since learning of desean jackson players only meeting. he called it to support robert griffin, iii and calm whatever dissension there may have been in the locker room, an unusual step for the normally quiet jackson. >> as far as myself, i just wanted to and let him know i'm supporting him and hopefully everybody else can support the situation, too. >> desean doesn't usually say a whole lot. that's good. he's starting to open up and people have a lot of respect for him as a football player obviously for what he does when the lights are on. now that he's being a little more vocal behind the scenes, it's good to see. >> everybody is questioning the leaders. we need them to speak up. no one has really spoken up. everybody has said it here and there. we'll see. i can't say sunday is the determining factor, but it will be a step to where we're trying to go. >> adam heyward with a special teams play for the redskins. >>