Redskins' Gruden on QB plan: 'We don't have one right now'

Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden admitted that the team doesn't have a plan at quarterback heading into its Sunday game against the New England Patriots. "We don't have one right now," Gruden told reporters on a conference call Wednesday. "I'm going to go out here at practice today. We have individual work we're going to do. We want to see the health of the guys, first of all. See where (rookie Dwayne Haskins is) at. Then I'll make a decision shortly."

Haskins, who was the 15th overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft, threw three interceptions in relief of Case Keenum in Washington's 24-3 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday. Keenum has started all four games for the winless Redskins (0-4) this season, completing 92 of 135 passes for 970 yards with seven touchdowns and four interceptions.

The 31-year-old Keenum, however, is nursing an ailing foot, while fellow quarterback Colt McCoy is working his way back from a December leg injury that cut his 2018 season short. Keenum was in a walking boot at Wednesday's practice, while Haskins and McCoy split the reps during the open session visible to reporters. After practice, Gruden elaborated on his view of the quarterback situation.

"I said I'm not going to name one right now," he said. "We have three, actually. But I said I'm not going to name one right now. It's early in the week, Case is still in a boot right now and obviously, Colt, I need to see what he can do as far as getting a little bit more reps in his repertoire and Dwayne, as well." Asked if Haskins and McCoy are splitting first-team reps, Gruden replied, "We'll see tomorrow."

Keenum, who was also in a boot briefly last week, has been battling pain in his foot, including playing through it in Sunday's loss at New York, Gruden said. "He's still in a lot of pain," Gruden said. "He was on game day, that's part of the reason I made the change when I did. He's had some progress, made some progress, thought it'd be smart to take it easy on him today and see where he's at tomorrow."

 

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