Washington made the somewhat surprising decision to release second-year quarterback Dwayne Haskins from the roster on Monday, which came after a game where he had the worst performance of his NFL career and was left benched for practice squad QB Taylor Heinicke.
There was no doubt that Washington was going to release Haskins at some point, but many though it would come in the offseason, rather than on Monday, ahead of the biggest game of the season for Ron Rivera and his team where they have a chance to clinch a playoff spot against the Philadelphia Eagles.
With Haskins now off the roster, it ends his tenure in Washington, and he will likely go down as one of the more memorable first-round QB busts in recent NFL history. Here is how social media reacted after the news.
Dwayne Haskins will now head to waivers. If claimed, a team would inherit the final two years of his rookie deal:
2021: $1,805,602
2022: $2,460,903*If* there are any believers around the league, that's the cost of giving him a second chance off of waivers.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) December 28, 2020
Same vibes pic.twitter.com/ksZUbCo8Oo
— Feddy (NE 6-8) (🐺 3-1) (☘️ 1-2) (@SSNetwork2016) December 28, 2020
Dwayne Haskins: “man I thought you said its all good if I hit the strip club?!”
James Harden: pic.twitter.com/2yyBVK2fuj
— ®️ (@official__bh) December 28, 2020
Statement from Rivera on Haskins release: pic.twitter.com/9qP0LMq1Mn
— John Keim (@john_keim) December 28, 2020
This seems like yesterday.
Wow.
The Dwayne Haskins era in Washington is over. https://t.co/eroapU6e2E
— Scott Abraham (@ScottABC7) December 28, 2020
Sorry I had to go. But, you know. https://t.co/xTnEgBnvLE
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 28, 2020
This didn’t age well. @dh_simba7 looks like @Giants made the right decision after all👀👀 pic.twitter.com/Lwhws6Satz
— Stew Otter (@harri_j43) December 28, 2020
https://twitter.com/JasonPombo/status/1343616680199663623
Dwayne Haskins is due $4.266 million in fully guaranteed base salary over the 2021 and 2022 seasons. Any team that claims him off waivers would be on the hook for that — a relatively small price, if someone thinks they can unlock the 23-year-old former 1st-round pick. https://t.co/kCxc5ZdYhm
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) December 28, 2020
That moment you about to set the Twitterverse ablazee 🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/PEPIeOR7iW
— Richard McLong (@RichardMcLong) December 28, 2020
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