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USA TODAY Sports Ron Rivera finally said what everyone always knew: Dwayne Haskins‘ work ethic and commitment were issues. Those issues factored into Haskins being benched and eventually released. In a podcast interview with Colin Cowherd, the Washington coach addressed Haskins’ troubled...

Getty Images Washington is one of the few football teams with plenty of available salary cap space going into free agency next week, but coach Ron Rivera doesn’t want agents getting any ideas about his team overspending. Rivera said he’s far more interested in building with players who can...

Getty Images A second player has signed the franchise tag tender used on him earlier this week. Friday’s transaction report brings word that Washington Football Team guard Brandon Scherff has signed his tender. Panthers tackle Taylor Moton became the first player to sign his tender on...

Getty Images Trey Lance is not likely to wait long on draft day. The questions are: Who will draft him and how high? The North Dakota State star is one of the quarterbacks expected to hear his name in the first round of the April 29 draft. Lance, who went 17-0 in his college career and threw...

Getty Images Washington may be in need of a new kick returner. Per Ben Standig of TheAthletic.com, Washington will not tender restricted free agent Danny Johnson. The cornerback returned 26 kicks in 2020, averaging 22.0 yards per return in 14 games this season. He did not play any defensive...

Getty Images The NFL has set the salary cap at $182.5 million for the 2021 season on Wednesday and they’ve also set the amount that teams will have to pay if they exercise their fifth-year option on 2018 first-round picks. The Collective Bargaining Agreement that the NFL and NFLPA agreed to...

Getty Images The NFL announced its 2021 compensatory draft picks, which now include special compensatory picks rewarding teams for developing minority coaches and executives. The selections this year are from the third to sixth rounds. With the CBA limiting the number of compensatory...

Getty Images Washington Football Team head coach Ron Rivera said on Wednesday that the team is continuing to explore all of its options at the quarterback position and they moved to formally make sure Kyle Allen is one of those options later in the day. Nicki Jhabvala of the Washington Post...

Getty Images Dak Prescott needed immediate surgery after a compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle in an Oct. 11 game against the Giants. He needed a second surgery in December. “So the second surgery was something that was thought upon that might have to happen when the first...

Getty Images The Washington Football Team tendered quarterback Kyle Allen earlier Wednesday. John Keim of ESPN reports the team also will tender receiver Cam Sims. Sims is a restricted free agent. Sims, 25, made 32 catches for 477 yards and a touchdown in 16 games last season for Washington...

USA TODAY Sports In an interview with GQ released last month, former Washington quarterback Alex Smith said his return in 2020 “definitely threw a wrench in the team’s plan,” adding that Washington saw him as a liability. “Heck no, they didn’t want me there,” Smith said. The Football Team has...

Getty Images At this point in the offseason, Washington’s Week 1 quarterback may or may not currently be on its roster. After releasing Alex Smith, the club has Taylor Heinicke and Kyle Allen in tow. Heinicke performed admirably in starting the team’s playoff game against Tampa Bay. Allen...

Getty Images The Washington Football Team is hiring former Carolina Panthers executive Bryan Porter to serve as the team’s director of football operations, according to Nicki Jhabvala of the Washington Post. Porter is the latest former member of the Panthers to join Ron Rivera in Washington...

Getty Images The deadline for NFL teams to use the franchise tag has passed, and 10 players got tagged this year. One player, Dak Prescott, got the exclusive franchise tag, although Prescott and the Cowboys have already agreed to a long-term contract extension. Nine players got the...

Getty Images The Washington Football Team announced it will use the franchise tag on right guard Brandon Scherff again. It does not come as a surprise. A recent report indicated the team would tag Scherff barring a long-term deal. Washington tagged the Pro Bowler last offseason, and he played...

Getty Images More information has emerged as to the disputed report from 106.7 The Fan regarding the pending investigation into the culture at the Washington Football Team. On Friday, the radio station reported that attorney Beth Wilkinson has recommended that Daniel Snyder be forced to sell...

Getty Images On Friday, potential evidence emerged of someone arranging for Twitter bots and a Facebook ad for a column on an obscure website touting Washington owner Daniel Snyder. Snyder, through his lawyers, has denied such methods to boost the manner in which he is regarded or perceived...

USA TODAY Sports The folks at FOX 5 in San Diego recently captured a photo of the in-process demolition of the former home of the Chargers. The stadium, which in the years before it became profitable to sell the rights was named for Jack Murphy, hosted three Super Bowls: XXII (won by...

Getty Images The coverup, as they say, is worse than the crime. Friday’s report from 106.7 The Fan in D.C. regarding the status of the investigation into the workplace culture at the Washington Football Team includes an explanation that attorney Beth Wilkinson’s recommended forfeiture of the...

Getty Images Word last week was that the Washington Football Team would release Alex Smith in the near future and the time has come. According to multiple reports, Washington has officially released Smith. The move comes after Smith made a remarkable comeback from his 2018 leg injury to start...