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    Dwayne Haskins remains absent from Washington with illness

    Getty Images Washington quarterback Dwayne Haskins remains away from the team with an illness. Although it’s not COVID-19, the situation has to be concerning to the team. Demoted last week from starter to No. 3, Haskins ended up at home on Sunday, due to the illness. Three days later, on the...
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    Kyle Allen fully participates in Wednesday’s practice

    Getty Images Washington coach Ron Rivera has said that Kyle Allen will start at quarterback, if healthy. Based on Wednesday’s practice report, he’s getting healthy. Allen fully participated in practice on Wednesday with a left shoulder injury. Veteran Alex Smith, who replaced Allen on Sunday...
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    Brandon Scherff designated for return from IR

    Getty Images The Washington Football Team has opened the window for right guard Brandon Scherff‘s return from injured reserve. Scherff went onto the list after Week Two due to a knee injury. Now that three games have passed he’s eligible to resume practicing and could be activated to play in a...
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    New lawsuit underscores Daniel Snyder, Dwight Schar friction

    Getty Images As it tries to turn the page of two decades of dysfunction, the Washington Football Team continues to have problems at the ownership level. These problems continue to partially play out in court. Friction exists between majority owner Daniel Snyder and his minority partners...
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    Alex Smith “didn’t want to scare the hell out of” Dak Prescott after injury

    Getty Images Washington quarterback Alex Smith was just getting home last Sunday after making his first game appearance since 2018 when he saw Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott go down with a serious ankle injury. Smith’s interest in what was going on with Prescott went beyond being a member of...
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    Ron Rivera got “what we’re looking for” from Kyle Allen before injury

    Getty Images Kyle Allen‘s first start at quarterback for the Washington Football Team ended earlier than anticipated, but he played long enough to make head coach Ron Rivera feel good about the decision to put him in the lineup. Rivera said last week that he was making the move in hopes that...
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    Jared Goff on Alex Smith: Comeback one of the most amazing things in football history

    Getty Images The Rams cruised to a 30-10 win in Washington on Sunday, but that wasn’t the main headline from the game. Washington quarterback Alex Smith came in to replace Kyle Allen after Allen took a helmet-to-helmet hit from Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey and his return to the field became...
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    Alex Smith knew he was back after taking Aaron Donald for a ride

    Getty Images On Sunday, Washington quarterback Alex Smith ended a journey of nearly two years by returning to action following a badly-broken leg suffered in 2018. After his first game action since a horrific and gruesome injury that nearly claimed his leg and his life, Alex Smith talked by...
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    Alex Smith returns to action

    Getty Images It’s an amazing sight, one most football fans thought they’d never again see. Washington quarterback Alex Smith has taken his first snap since suffering a gruesome leg fracture in 2018, one that nearly claimed his leg and his life. Smith had been inactive for the first four games...
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    Rams up 20-10 in Washington

    USA TODAY Sports A late interception has Washington within 10 points of the Rams at halftime. Cornerback Kendall Fuller picked off his third pass in the last two weeks just before the end of the second quarter and Alex Smith was able to move the team into position for a Dustin Hopkins field...
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    Kyle Allen cleared to return, Washington sticks with Alex Smith

    USA TODAY Sports The Washington Football Team installed Kyle Allen as their starting quarterback this week, but it might not be a long run for Allen in the lineup. Allen went for an evaluation after being hit with a helmet-to-helmet shot by Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey in the second quarter of...
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    Rams complete sweep of NFC East with 30-10 win over Washington

    Getty Images The Rams might petition the NFL for a chance to change divisions. They beat the Washington Football Team 30-10 on Sunday to move to 4-1 on the season. All four of those wins have come against Washington’s divisional mates in the NFC East as the schedule makers gifted the Rams...
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    Ron Rivera: Kyle Allen starts if healthy

    Getty Images Alex Smith made his long-awaited return to the field on Sunday, but it doesn’t look like the Washington Football Team will be making him their starting quarterback. Smith replaced Kyle Allen late in the first half after Allen went for a medical evaluation following a...
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    Report: Chase Young set to play

    Getty Images Defensive end Chase Young missed last Sunday’s game with a groin injury, but the second overall pick is reportedly going to be back in Washington’s lineup this weekend. Young steadily increased his practice workload this week as he went from not practicing Wednesday to a limited...
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    Ravens held COVID-negative Derek Wolfe out last week, just to be safe

    Getty Images Ravens defensive end Derek Wolfe has tested negative in every one of the league’s daily COVID-19 tests, but last week he was held out just to be safe when he experienced symptoms. Baltimore coach John Harbaugh explained on Friday that the decision to keep Wolfe out last week was...
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    Ron Rivera: By no means have I given up on Dwayne Haskins

    Getty Images Washington Football Team head coach Ron Rivera benched quarterback Dwayne Haskins this week in a move that he said was not an “indictment” of the 2019 first-round pick. It was hardly a rousing show of support, however, and the fact that Rivera wasn’t in Washington when Haskins was...
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    Week Five injury report roundup

    Getty Images Week Five of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Bears and it continues with 11 more games on Sunday, which means that the 22 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...
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    Ron Rivera has “no trepidation” about playing Alex Smith

    Getty Images It has taken 17 surgeries and almost two years for Alex Smith to get this close to playing again. He will serve as the Washington Football Team’s backup quarterback to Kyle Allen on Sunday. It marks the first time Smith will dress for a game since he departed the field on a cart...
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    Cam Akers set to return on Sunday for Rams

    Getty Images The Rams entered the season with a three-headed attack at tailback. One of those heads suffered a rib injury in Week Two. He’s returning this weekend at Washington. Rookie running back Cam Akers, who technically started in Week One against Dallas and Week Two at Philadelphia, will...
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    Washington puts Steven Sims on injured reserve, signs Joshua Garnett

    Getty Images The Washington Football Team announced a few roster moves on Friday morning. Wide receiver Steven Sims has been placed on injured reserve. Guard Joshua Garnett has been signed off the practice squad to take his place on the active roster and kicker/punter Kaare Vedvik has been...
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