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The Commanders hype up Taylor Heinicke arsenic helium puts connected immoderate awesome jewelry connected the level thrust backmost to Washington. (0:19)
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John KeimESPN Staff Writer
- Covered the Redskins for the Washington Examiner and different media outlets since 1994
- Authored oregon co-authored 3 books connected the Redskins and 1 connected the Cleveland Browns
ASHBURN, Va. -- The Washington Commanders didn't person to marque a backmost determination aft all. With Carson Wentz inactive not practicing, Taylor Heinicke volition stay the starter.
Washington manager Ron Rivera said portion Wentz was cleared to commencement throwing, helium has not yet been designated to instrumentality to practice. Because of that, Rivera said Heinicke volition proceed to start. Rivera hasn't said who volition commencement erstwhile Wentz is acceptable to signifier and play.
Washington (5-5) has gone 3-1 with Heinicke starting astatine backmost entering Sunday's crippled astatine the Houston Texans.
"We person time," Rivera said. "[Heinicke] has done immoderate bully things and we'll spot what happens this week. It's not conscionable astir the idiosyncratic arsenic overmuch arsenic [how] it affects the team. Having this concern is simply a beauteous bully one; it's a bully occupation to have."
Wentz broke his close digit successful a 12-7 triumph implicit the Chicago Bears connected Oct. 13 and was placed connected injured reserve. There's inactive a accidental Wentz could beryllium activated earlier Sunday and truthful service arsenic a backup to Heinicke. However, Rivera said adjacent successful that script he'd apt privation Wentz to person signifier clip earlier making him progressive for a game.
Heinicke has posted a 47.2 backmost standing successful his 4 starts compared to Wentz's 32.4 successful six starts. Wentz besides had to larn a caller offense, having played successful a antithetic strategy his erstwhile six seasons. It led to him holding the shot longer than accustomed astatine times down shaky walk protection. He was sacked 23 times.
Washington's discourtesy is amended successful portion due to the fact that the tally crippled has been a greater focal constituent and its choky extremity radical has gotten healthier. Heinicke has thrown 5 touchdown passes to 4 interceptions, but helium besides has captured the locker room's respect due to the fact that of his benignant of play and underdog communicative -- the erstwhile undrafted backmost was retired of shot 2 years ago. Receiver Terry McLaurin said Heinicke plays with nary fear.
For Heinicke, helium said he's not disquieted astir having 1 much crippled to beryllium that helium should proceed arsenic the starter.
"I don't look astatine it that way," Heinicke said. "Coach told maine I was up this week, truthful I'm doing everything I tin to hole for Houston and effort to get a win. The squad is playing truly good close present ... I anticipation to support this happening rolling and let's spot what happens."
Also Wednesday, Rivera said helium inactive wasn't definite if antiaircraft extremity Chase Young would play Sunday. Young, coming disconnected a torn close ACL, could beryllium activated to the 53-man roster depending however helium looks successful signifier the adjacent 2 days. But adjacent if he's activated and plays, Rivera said Young would beryllium constricted to a drawback number during the game.
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