Washington will have a starting quarterback next season. Just don't expect Ron Rivera to tip his hand on who that will be.
Trade for Deshaun Watson or another established QB under contract?...
Washington promoted Jennifer King to assistant running backs coach Tuesday, making her the first Black female assistant position coach in the NFL.
Ron Rivera bulked up his front office Friday, hiring Martin Mayhew to be Washington's general manager and Marty Hurney to serve as executive vice president of football and player...
Ron Rivera and Washington embraced a “Why not us?” mentality in exceeding expectations to win the NFC East.
After losing a close playoff game to Tom Brady and Tampa Bay, there's plenty of...
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Alex Smith is not in uniform for Washington’s wild-card game against Tampa Bay, with Taylor Heinicke starting at quarterback on Saturday night against Tom Brady and the...
Let's see: Tom Brady and his six Super Bowl rings versus a 7-9 division winner. Need we say more?
Well, yes.
Washington's NFC East triumph is nothing to scoff at despite the losing...
Ron Rivera loves a good catch phrase and is fond of using visual presentations to convey messages to his players.
So linebacker Thomas Davis figured that, sooner or later, the man who led...
One name change years in the making, two months of cancer treatments for the beloved new coach, three starting quarterbacks, four combined wins over rivals Dallas and Philadelphia, five months and...
Defense won the NFC East championship for Washington, even if much of the talk the day after clinching the division was about Philadelphia losing with a third-string quarterback.
From the rested in Kansas City and Pittsburgh to the relieved in Cleveland, Chicago and Los Angeles, the field for the Super Bowl chase is set. There are some powerhouses and some pretenders — and...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Just call the Washington Football Team division champs.
Alex Smith threw two touchdown passes and Washington beat the Philadelphia Eagles 20-14 Sunday night to capture...
Ron Rivera wants his players to focus on “what's important, not what's interesting” with Washington facing another win-and-get-in game in the regular-season finale.
Washington released 2019 first-round pick Dwayne Haskins on Monday, less than 24 hours after he committed three turnovers in a loss to Carolina and in the aftermath of another violation of...
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Less than a week after being stripped of his captaincy and fined for violating protocol during a pandemic, Dwayne Haskins was stripped of the ball, threw two interceptions and...
Three NFL coaching jobs already are open, and another three or four soon could be. While it happens every year, coaching searches are different depending on the team seeking a new guy to take...
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Ron Rivera thought his first game with Washington would be against the Carolina Panthers he coached the previous nine seasons — a fitting season opener with a juicy...
Washington quarterback Dwayne Haskins publicly apologized Tuesday after photo evidence came to light of him partying with several people unmasked after playing Sunday.
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Dwayne Haskins threw two interceptions, and Washington fell into a deep hole against Seattle before something changed.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Quarterback Russell Wilson and linebacker Bobby Wagner already are assured of a ninth consecutive winning season — every year they’ve been in the NFL with the Seahawks.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Dwayne Haskins is set to start at quarterback for Washington on Sunday against Seattle because starter Alex Smith is out with a right calf injury.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Smith’s strained right calf prevented him from practicing with Washington on Wednesday, so Dwayne Haskins took snaps with the first-team offense, and coach Ron Rivera said...
Alex Smith left Washington's game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday with soreness and tightness in his right leg, which he broke in two places in November 2018, sidelining him for nearly...
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Washington seized further control of a sloppy and occasionally comical NFC East race with its fourth straight win on Sunday. The team can thank its young, impressive defense...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Coach Ron Rivera came prepared with a slide presentation to show his players Tuesday, a day after Washington stopped Pittsburgh’s unbeaten run and remained in the thick of the...
With Alex Smith leading the way in the latest remarkable development of his oh-so-remarkable comeback, maybe it shouldn’t be so surprising that Washington — below .500, representing the lowly NFC...
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time under new coach Ron Rivera, Washington is the proud owner of a two-game winning streak.
So what if those victories came against a pair of opponents...
Alex Smith is showing why Ron Rivera wanted an experienced quarterback to start for Washington, and has the team in position to compete for a division title because the NFC East is so...
DETROIT (AP) — At first glance, it may not appear that Washington or the Detroit Lions have much at stake in their matchup because their combined record is 5-11.
Washington will start its third quarterback in nine games this season, and that’s only the start of the problems.
Inconsistencies at that position and others contributed to a 2-6 record at...
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Ron Rivera didn't second-guess going for 2 in the final minute and Washington losing to the New York Giants as a result.
Now, his team gets a quick second chance against...
Ron Rivera rang the bell signifying his final treatment for squamous cell carcinoma and walked out of the Inova Schar Cancer Institute to a round of applause.
Free agent safety Eric Reid told The Associated Press he declined an offer to join Washington's practice squad.
Washington (2-5) lost safety Landon Collins to a season-ending Achilles tendon...
Washington coach Ron Rivera will have his last treatment for a form of skin cancer Monday, two months after being diagnosed.
Rivera learned in August he had squamous cell carcinoma, which...
Never before have NFL teams gone for 2-point conversions as often as they have this season, even if the decision sometimes has backfired.
The 58 attempts through six weeks are the most at...
Kyle Allen almost beat the previously winless New York Giants.
That's enough to likely keep his job as Washington's starting quarterback. It remains to be seen if Allen can win games like...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — While it failed to provide Washington with a win, few are second-guessing Ron Rivera's gutsy decision to go for a potentially winning 2-point conversion in the final...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New coaches, roster changes and even the deletion of a team nickname haven’t changed things on the field for the New York Giants and the Washington Football Club five...
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Former starting quarterback Dwayne Haskins remains away from the Washington Football Team because of an illness that’s not considered COVID-19 related, and Kyle Allen is...
Kyle Allen will start at quarterback Sunday for Washington at the New York Giants if he's healthy.
That's all well and good, but it doesn't matter who's under center if the defense doesn't...
Dwayne Haskins didn't show enough progress in Ron Rivera's eyes, so he's going from starting quarterback to out of uniform.
Rivera benched Haskins for Washington's next game Sunday against...
Dwayne Haskins' 32 completions on 45 attempts and 314 yards in Washington's loss to Baltimore aren't Ron Rivera's biggest concern.
What the second-year quarterback couldn't accomplish on...
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Ron Rivera has found that his battle with cancer has something in common with the Washington Football Team he coaches.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Rookie edge rusher Chase Young could miss Washington's game Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens, and perhaps more, after suffering a groin injury in a Week 3 loss at...