Former Ohio State and current Washington Redskins’ quarterback Dwayne Haskins has only had one year in the NFL. Most of that was spent in a backup role before he was given the opportunity as a starter towards the tail-end of the season. That was abruptly ended by injury.
This year, all signs point to Haskins being the starter, with an opportunity to be the face of the franchise if he can build on some of the promise he showed before the ankle injury.
But will he make that step? If he doesn’t, the Redskins’ brass, with new head coach Ron Rivera could start to get a little antsy and impatient. Haskins will get a crack at it, but he’s not Rivera’s guy, so you never know how that’s all going to play out, especially with Alex Smith trying to get back healthy for the start of the season.
On that note, ESPN ranked all the projected starting quarterbacks heading into this coming NFL season and how committed the organizations are with their roles. So where did Dan Graziano have Haskins? Maybe less secure than you would think.
To get a look at all the rankings on the best commitment and job security, you can read the entire piece for yourself. But first, Haskins’ situation …
Next … ESPN’s thought on Haskins’ job security
No. 19th committed QB, Haskins with the Redskins
What Graziano says about the situation
“Washington’s quarterback contract situation remains unique, as the team still owes the injured Alex Smith $16 million in fully guaranteed salary this year. We are projecting Haskins as the starter on the assumption that Smith doesn’t make it back from his injuries (which he very well might) and that the new coaching staff will start the 2019 first-round draft pick over Kyle Allen.”
“Regardless, Haskins got an $8.5 million signing bonus a year ago and has a total of about $5.42 million in fully guaranteed salary coming his way over the next three years.”
Now for our take. I tend to think Haskins’ job security is a little better than this. The team spent a lot of money on a No. 15 overall draft pick, and you’d think they’d give him a good shot to make good on that investment. But, with the changing of the guard at the head coaching position, you just never know.
Either way, it’s in the former Heisman finalists’ best interest to hit the ground running early during the 2020-2021 season.
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