It probably took longer than anyone thought, but former Ohio State and current Washington Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins has been named the NFL’s Rookie of the
His team lost the game 37-27 to the Philadelphia Eagles, but it wasn’t because of the effort of the former Heisman finalist. Haskins had his best career game in the NFL by far, completing 19 of 28 passes for 261 yards and two touchdowns.
One of those touchdowns may have looked vaguely familiar to Ohio State fans as well — as Haskins connected with former Buckeye receiver Terry McLaurin for a 75-yard strike. The fact that the connection came in front of former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer made it even sweeter.
The Redskins are hoping that the No. 15 pick of last year’s NFL Draft will eventually develop to become the face of the franchise as one of the best future quarterbacks in the league. But so far, Haskins has struggled throwing interceptions and grasping the offense in year one.
He threw another pick on Sunday, but a performance like what we saw on Sunday has to be encouraging for the Redskins organization.
