The Washington Commanders have found their new starting quarterback. ESPN’s Adam Schefter has reported the following trade terms:
The 29 year old quarterback was drafted by the Philadephia Eagles with the 2nd pick of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played for the Eagles for five seasons before the Indianapolis Colts traded a 1st round pick for him last year. He went 9-8 with 28 total touchdowns and just 7 inteceptions.
D.C. United kicks off the 2022 MLS season against Charlotte FC this evening at 6pm.
Hey @CharlotteFC, since it's your first game you should know that visiting team brings orange slices for halftime. It's a league rule you don't have to look it up.
When Washington announced the team’s new name earlier this month, many were already privy to the fact that the name would be Commanders.
While many would complain about any new name chosen, the team admitted to making a mistake with the crest that debuted alone with the new name– the Super Bowl years on the perimeter of the crest reflected the year the game was played and not the year of the actual NFL season, as seen below:
SportsLine oddsmakers have released their odds on who will be the Washington Commanders’ first-ever starting QB.
Incumbent Taylor Heinicke is leading the way at +300. That’s based on the belief that the Commanders will draft a quarterback with the 11th pick of the 2022 NFL Draft who is likely to not beat Heinicke out for week 1 starting duties. Heinicke is familiar with offensive coordinator Scott Turner’s offense and now has a full year of starter’s reps under his belt. Oddsmakers aren’t certain Heinicke will beat a newly drafted quarterback out for the position, as the odds for the 2022 draft pick starting are at +500, which is the third most likely situation.
In July 2020, Washington Football Team owner Dan Snyder announced the team was going to officially change its nickname and logo.
A little over a year and a half later, the Washington Football Team will be revealing it’s new name– live on the Today Show, which starts at 7am on Wednesday morning.
It was announced in a press release this morning that the House Committee on Oversight and Reform will hold a round table with several former Washington Football Team employees to discuss issues of workplace misconduct and the National Football League’s (NFL) failure to take steps to prevent sexual harassment and verbal abuse within the WFT under the leadership of owner Dan Snyder.
Full Press Release Below:
With Taylor Heinicke and Kyle Allen not being able to clear protocol, the starting quarterback for tonight’s game is going to be Garrett Gilbert.
Here are five things you should know about Washington’s starting quarterback for this week: