It was only a matter of time before somebody proposed the idea of the Washington Redskins going after Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton.
Thankfully, NBC Sports’ Chris Simms was there to shut it down.
Here’s Simms, per Ethan Cadeaux of NBC Sports:
“Dwayne Haskins showed promise towards the end of the year before he hurt his ankle. He was getting better every week. I liked what I saw down the stretch from Dwayne. You don’t want to hamper that development and have him sit on the bench for the next year or two behind Cam Newton.”
The idea of Newton on the Redskins was inevitable largely because new coach Ron Rivera keeps bringing aboard former guys he coached with in Carolina.
Newton would only follow suit eventually, or so the idea goes.
But no dice there. Newton struggled this year when healthy and is now at the dreaded age of 30, never mind the big contract number. And the Redskins don’t figure to shy away from Dwayne Haskins so soon, especially not after those late-season flashes Simms mentioned.
Maybe the Redskins shuffle the depth chart behind Haskins, yes. But a veteran like Newton coming aboard seems highly unlikely.
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