The team declared Saturday afternoon that two injured players would be out for the game — starting cornerback Jonathan Jones and No. 3 receiver Nelson Agholor — but it was notable that Jones wasn’t part of the club’s announcement. NFL teams are required, by league rule, to declare injured players who don’t travel for road […]
Continue readingIt hasn’t even been two years since the NFC East was the laughingstock of the NFL. During the final game of the 2020 regular season, a fading 4-10-1 Philadelphia team benched quarterback Jalen Hurts in the middle of a game in which he had a 25.4 passer rating against 6-9 Washington, which was guaranteed a […]
Continue readingThat thrusts Bailey Zappe, a fourth-round pick out of Western Kentucky, into the No. 2 spot behind Jones. Zappe is projected to start in Sunday’s home game against the Detroit Lions if Jones — who has been limited in practices on Wednesday and Thursday — isn’t cleared to return. “If that’s what happens, that happens. […]
Continue readingWashington Football Team starting quarterback Taylor Heinicke was among three players to be activated after clearing COVID-19 protocols, the team announced Thursday. Heinicke returned to practice Thursday and is expected to start Sunday night’s pivotal game at the Dallas Cowboys. After winning four consecutive games, Washington (6-8) has lost two in a row and likely […]
Continue readingDallas had benches shipped to FedEx Field when it played at Washington last week because the Cowboys had heard from the Seattle Seahawks that the benches kept losing heat during their game. The benches were shipped from Cleveland before Cowboys’ 27-20 victory. A source confirmed a report by NBC Sports Washington that the WFT also […]
Continue readingWashington instead started Garrett Gilbert, who signed with the team Friday off New England’s practice squad. Kyle Shurmur, a second-year player who has not appeared in an NFL game, is serving as the primary backup after being elevated from the practice squad. Washington (6-7) and Philadelphia (6-7) trail the New Orleans Saints (7-7) and Minnesota […]
Continue readingIn addition, Washington’s coaching staff was decimated with seven assistants being placed in COVID-19 protocols, including running backs coach Randy Jordan, defensive line coach Sam Mills Jr. and receivers coach Drew Terrell. All will miss Tuesday’s game at the Philadelphia Eagles. Washington will see the return of another defensive lineman, putting that group at near-full […]
Continue readingCOVID-19 has had quite an impact on the NFL schedule for Week 15, and the same goes for fantasy football. Instead of the traditional Monday night finishing off Week 15, two games were moved to Tuesday night and the Raiders-Browns game, originally scheduled for Saturday, was moved to 5 p.m. ET on Monday. While many […]
Continue readingASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team, with a roster already depleted by COVID-19, has added starting quarterback Taylor Heinicke to the reserve list for players affected by the virus. Heinicke’s addition leaves the team without its top two quarterbacks against the Philadelphia Eagles, a game that has been postponed to Tuesday due to the […]
Continue readingWith Prescott out, Cooper Rush will make the first start of his career. Rush has completed 1 of 3 passes for 2 yards and has not thrown a pass since his rookie season in 2017. He won the backup job in the preseason by outperforming Garrett Gilbert by completing 29 of 46 passes for 272 […]
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