Dwayne Haskins Tweets Then Deletes Report of Redskins' Coaches Fighting Over Him To Start

Dwayne Haskins Tweets Then Deletes Report of Redskins’ Coaches Fighting Over Him To Start

September 28, 2019, 1:48pm EST (Updated: January 17, 2023, 8:26pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

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Three games into the season and the Washington Redskins are a complete mess. It’s clear as day that this team is fighting for draft position in 2020 and not a playoff spot in 2019.

Joel Klatt of FOX Sports told “The Rich Eisen Show” that several Redskins’ coaches staff were never on board with the franchise drafting Haskins in the first round.

"the (Redskins) coaching staff never was on board with the selection (of Dwayne Haskins)… there is a riff between the front office, who wants him to play, and the coaching staff." –@joelklatt pic.twitter.com/9dIfWPzXCn
— Rich Eisen Show (@RichEisenShow) September 27, 2019

Haskins saw that report and quickly dismissed it as ‘fake news.’

He would soon delete that tweet altogether.

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On Thursday, Redskins running back Chris Thompson defended head coach Jay Gruden when he responded to a report that Haskins isn’t being put in a position to succeed.

Can I say something? Yes I can. I’ve been in the league a couple years, like 6 or 7. I’ve never heard of a backup QB taking team reps during the regular season unless he’s playing. Everyone’s entitled to their own opinion about everything but don’t just start making up stuff. https://t.co/ueANM3FaoH
— Chris Thompson (@ChrisThompson_4) September 26, 2019

That’s the nature of the game. Especially for QBs. I don’t do goal line but I better be ready. Maybe back when you played that was a thing but coach Shanahan didn’t do it either. Different times.
— Chris Thompson (@ChrisThompson_4) September 27, 2019

Yeah I’ve been with Jay basically my whole career. I love Jay. I love being a Redskin. I HATE losing. I wanna be a champion so bad and I’m gonna ride with my squad through it all.
— Chris Thompson (@ChrisThompson_4) September 27, 2019