It’s Sam Howell’s job to lose going into the offseason with the Washington Commanders.
The North Carolina product will have to prove himself, but head coach Ron Rivera said Howell “most certainly can be” the team’s starting quarterback in 2023.
“We will go into OTAs, mini camp and training camp with Sam Howell more likely QB1 and we’ll see what happens, I mean, it’s his opportunity,” Rivera said. “This is a challenge to him. If he comes out and does the things he’s capable of, that we believe he’s capable of, he can most certainly be our guy, but we’ll find out.”
Howell played in just one game this year, the season-finale victory over the Dallas Cowboys. He completed 11-of-19 attempts (57.9%) for 169 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He added 35 yards and one score on the ground.
“That game to me really epitomized what we potentially can be as a football team and what we should be,” Rivera told reporters.
Howell was the eighth quarterback to start a game in Rivera’s three seasons at the helm in Washington. If Howell wins the job, he’ll be the team’s seventh different Week 1 starter in the same time.
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Publish Date:2023-02-09 05:47:11
