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After a 1-3 start, the Washington Football Team made the huge decision to bench starting quarterback Dwayne Haskins. On the daily Locked On Washington Football Team podcast, host Chris Russell explains why Washington’s decision to move Haskins to the third-string spot shows this is more than just a struggling young quarterback. Chris Russell: Dwayne Haskins […]

The Washington Football Team benched quarterback Dwayne Haskins on Wednesday in a rather surprising move since it’s still so early in the NFL season, and Kansas City Chiefs star safety Tyrann Mathieu reacted to the news on social media. Mathieu is hoping Haskins keeps his head up since the NFL can be a brutal business […]

On Wednesday, Washington football team head coach Ron Rivera made the move to pull his starting quarterback, Dwayne Haskins. The former first-round pick will be replaced with Kyle Allen when they play the Los Angeles Rams in Week 5. Furthermore, there have been reports that say Haskins has been demoted to third-string QB, with returning […]

The Washington Football Team has made an early change at the quarterback position, with Kyle Allen replacing Dwayne Haskins under center. Head coach Ron Rivera shed more light on the decision on Wednesday, suggesting Allen–who played under Rivera in Carolina–knows the system, and might give the team a chance to win the NFC East. Washington […]

The Washington Football Team is making a drastic change in their starting rotation. Backup quarterback Kyle Allen will now start under center in their Week 5 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. NFL reporter Tom Pelissero also added that returning veteran quarterback Alex Smith will backstop Allen instead of […]

The Washington Football Team is in the midst of its first season under head coach Ron Rivera, but he is also facing a battle of his own. Rivera was diagnosed with squamous cell cancer last August, and missed the team’s practice last Wednesday and left practice early the following day because of the effects of […]

Many fans expected Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins to have a breakout campaign heading into the 2020 NFL season. However, his development hasn’t turned out well as expected, and it could result in him getting benched, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport: Sources say Haskins enters a critical stretch for his own development and […]

Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins understands he has to be better if the team hopes to make strides this season. Head coach Ron Rivera is pushing Haskins to be more accountable in proving he can be the starting quarterback, and the second-year man out of Ohio State indicated he is willing to make the […]

The Washington Football Team lost a key member of the front seven when Matt Ioannidis was lost for the year due to a torn biceps. That group will be even weaker in Week 4, as rookie edge-rusher Chase Young is not expected to play due to a groin injury sustained against the Cleveland Browns this […]

The Washington Football Team (1-2) hasn’t exactly been lighting it up through the air so far in the 2020 season — though you wouldn’t know it based on the production of second-year wideout Terry McLaurin. The subpar play of McLaurin’s fellow sophomore and Ohio State teammate, quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr., hasn’t affected the receiver’s effectiveness. […]

Dwayne Haskins struggled on Sunday as the Washington Football Team fell to the Cleveland Browns, giving them a 1-2 record through Week 3. Following his uninspiring performance on Sunday, Ron Rivera has put Haskins on notice moving forward, per the Washington Post’s Nicki Jhabvala. The questions and full responses from Ron Rivera when he said […]

The Washington Football Team took a tough loss in Week 3 to the Cleveland Browns. That 34-20 defeat included a pretty miserable game from quarterback Dwayne Haskins. However, Washington head coach Ron Rivera is not giving up on him just yet. According to Ethan Cadeaux of NBCSports.com, Rivera not only still has Haskins set as […]

The rest of Chase Young’s return to Ohio will likely be spent on the sidelines. The Washington Football Team’s defensive end will miss the rest of the game against the Cleveland Browns because of a going injury. Washington has ruled our his return for the game, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.  The 21-year old headed […]

The Washington Football Team has used a trio of running backs to begin the 2020 season, with all of them bringing an array of skills to the offense. Despite deploying them in a variety of ways, Ron Rivera hopes his running back by committee approach results in a ‘hot hand’ emerging. “I think we can […]

The minority owners of the Washington Football Team have long expressed a desire to sell their shares in the team. However, they are not selling due to recent controversies involving Washington owner Dan Snyder. Instead, the minority owners and Snyder are apparently squabbling over money. Ken Belson and Katherine Rosman of the New York Times reported the […]

Brandon Scherff is one of the most reliable players for the Washington Football Team and he’ll be sidelined for an extended period of time. According to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Scherff is expected to be out three-to-five weeks due to an MCL sprain. Washington Pro Bowl guard Brandon Scherff suffered a sprained MCL that […]

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray won Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2019. Two weeks into his second season, he’s an MVP candidate. The 2019 No. 1 overall pick has improved in seemingly every facet of his game, and the same can be said for his team. After a 30-15 drubbing of the Washington Football […]

Veteran defensive end Ryan Kerrigan has long been flying under the radar for his valuable contributions to the Washington Football Team. He continued to anchor the squad’s defensive line during last Sunday’s game en route to a surprising 27-17 win against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Purdue product also accomplished an individual milestone as he passed […]

Ron Rivera witnessed his defense stymy the Philadelphia Eagles and Carson Wentz en route to his first win with the Washington Football Team. Following Washington’s comeback win over the Eagles, Rivera realizes his defense is going to face a stiffer challenge against Kyler Murray in Week 2. “You guys saw it Sunday,” Rivera said, via […]

The Washington Football Team and Dwayne Haskins found themselves down 17-0 early in their Week 1 contest against the Philadelphia Eagles. By halftime they had managed to cut into the lead and make the score 17-7. However, that 10 point lead still seemed hard to overcome as they had very little momentum going for them. […]

The Washington Football Team enjoyed an entertaining and incredible Week 1. Down 17-0 early against the Philadelphia Eagles, they scored 27 unanswered points to win the game 27-17. At halftime, Washington found themselves in a 17-7 hole. But that was not the only developing situation at halftime. Head coach Ron Rivera is currently batting cancer. […]

The Philadelphia Eagles looked like they were going to run away with a victory in Week 1 versus the Washington Football Team. However, after beginning with an early 17-0 lead, Washington completed the unlikely comeback while logging eight sacks as a team. Carson Wentz stripped sacked. Took 8 sacks on the daypic.twitter.com/Nwh1hZvWoA — Dov Kleiman […]

When the Philadelphia Eagles kick off their season against the Washington Football Team in Week 1, they’ll be sans one of their key contributors on offense. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Miles Sanders has been officially ruled out versus Washington. Source: Eagles’ RB Miles Sanders will not make the trip to Washington and, due to […]

After nine seasons with the Carolina Panthers, Ron Rivera has been given another chance to coach in the NFL with the Washington Football Team. He knows that a difficult challenge lies ahead, especially since he’s been handed the reins to a team that has just two playoff appearances in the past decade and is coming […]

This past offseason, Jason Peters signed a one-year, $3 million deal to play right guard for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2020 as the replacement for Brandon Books, who tore his Achilles tendon in June. By all accounts, Peters was dominating training camp at right guard. But, after an injury to starting left tackle Andre Dillard, […]

The Washington Football Team surprised a lot of people when their official Week 1 depth chart was released. Most of the positions were exactly how people expected. However, the running back spot was a little different following the release of Adrian Peterson. Washington has four running backs. Those four are Peyton Barber, Antonio Gibson, Bryce […]

According to an official statement released by the franchise earlier in the day on Tuesday, the Philadelphia Eagles have signed free agent tight end Richard Rodgers. Leading to Rodgers’ return to Philadelphia on Tuesday evening, the veteran tight end was previously waived by the rival Washington Football Team, which eventually allowed him to become an […]

Earlier this offseason, it was revealed that Washington Football Team head coach Ron Rivera has cancer. Rivera has a form of skin cancer that is seen as very treatable. That being said, it is still cancer and never an easy thing to overcome. Due to that, there might be times where Rivera is likely going […]

The NFL season is right around the corner. In fact, we are now less than a week away from the first games of the 2020 regular season. With that in mind, it’s probably past due to be thinking about our preseason favorites, duds and more. How is the NFC playoff picture looking? There are some heavy […]

The Washington Football Team has announced that Dwayne Haskins will be the starting quarterback in Week 1 versus the Philadelphia Eagles. Despite the team naming Haskins the starter, Ron Rivera shared that ‘he’d be comfortable’ playing Alex Smith in Week 1, if need be, per JP Finlay of NBC Sports. Asked what plenty of people […]

Washington Football linebacker Reuben Foster has been placed on the injured reserve, per John Keim of ESPN. Wash will place Reuben Foster on IR, per source. — John Keim (@john_keim) September 5, 2020 The decision to place Foster on IR prior to final cuts ends his season before it even gets going with the Washington […]

The Washington Football Team, among other teams, are already trimming their rosters ahead of the deadline for the squad’s final 53-man roster. A notable cut was safety Sean Davis who signed a contract back in March that included a $2 million signing bonus. Things took a turn as head coach Ron Rivera and his men […]

On Friday, the Washington Football Team made a pretty surprising roster move. They cut veteran star running back Adrian Peterson. It is not all that surprising that they decided to thin out the position a bit, but the fact that it was Peterson getting the axe shocked quite a few people. Since the move, a […]

The atypical offseason NFL teams have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused young players to miss out on crucial reps and leadership opportunities. To compensate, Washington Football Team head coach Ron Rivera gave an overarching training camp challenge to quarterback Dwayne Haskins ahead of his second pro season. “We talked about challenging the way […]

The Washington Football Team is entering their first year with Ron Rivera at the helm and it will take some time for him to shape the roster to his liking. According to Nicki Jhabvala of the Washington Post, Rivera is eager to find a versatile tight end in the offense. Ron Rivera said they're looking […]

The Washington Post peeled back the curtain on a long-standing culture of harassment under Washington Football Team owner Dan Snyder. Ever since that initial expose, more and more reports regarding the behavior of both Snyder and team employees have become public knowledge, including an allegation suggesting Snyder wanted a personal tape of team cheerleaders. On Wednesday, ESPN […]

The Washington Football Team has been under a lot of fire lately. And no one has been catching more heat than owner Daniel Snyder. Now, somehow, this involves Jeffrey Epstein. A lot of allegations (including sexual harassment) are being thrown in Snyder’s direction. Things only seem to be getting worse for him. The NFL has […]

The Washington Football Team has been dealing with a lot of bad PR lately. That is even more of an issue for their owner, Daniel Snyder. Snyder has been under fire lately for a number of allegations against him. Those allegations include sexual harassment. Due to that, the NFL has decided to conduct an investigation […]

The Washington Football Team and longtime owner Dan Snyder are in trouble. This offseason has continued the NFL organization’s seemingly endless string of controversies. According to a Monday evening report from Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, Snyder and his franchise have formally been informed that the league will now be handling the […]