After starting out his NFL career on the sidelines, waiting for a chance to take the field behind Case Keenum, Washington Redskins’ rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins finally got the opportunity to become a starting quarterback in the NFL.
Now he doesn’t have any plans to give up that job.
With a new coaching staff in place for the Redskins, Ron Rivera has made it clear that he plans to give multiple people a shot at the QB1 job in Washington, and that the starting spot won’t just be handed to Haskins simply because that’s where he ended the year in 2019. That seems to be fine with Haskins, who is confident that he can make it out with the top job once again this year.
“That’s cool,” Haskins said of a QB competition, via NBC Sports Washington. “I’m just going to have to work hard and eventually take it over. Just do your best to be accountable for what you have to do and be ready to go.”
Haskins did a lot near the end of his rookie year in order to win the confidence of the Redskins fanbase. While his first several weeks were marred with rookie mistakes, his final two games of the year were pretty impressive — he threw for four touchdowns and zero interceptions in six quarters before ending his season with an ankle injury.
It’s not shocking, though, that Rivera wants to drum up some competition for the young QB so he doesn’t get complacent in his second year.
“[Rivera’s] a guy who’s going to hold you accountable and make sure you put the work in,” he said. “I’m all for that, so I’m excited.”
Excited to work, and excited to hopefully start the year in the starting spot for the first time in his NFL career. Let the competition begin.
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