Ron Rivera has had this week’s joint practices with the Baltimore Ravens circled all offseason, repeatedly calling the sessions as an important test for Sam Howell.
And while the coach seemed pleased by the signal-caller’s progress when the workouts concluded Wednesday, the Washington Commanders coach wasn’t quite ready to officially name Howell his starter.
The coach was asked about Howell as other teams around the league are anointing their starters. On Tuesday, Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen announced that rookie Anthony Richardson had won the team’s starting job. The Carolina Panthers have also named Bryce Young, this year’s first pick, as their starter.
Rivera’s hesitation on naming a starter for Week 1 may be more an issue of timing than an indictment of Howell’s play. The Commanders have given the second-year quarterback practically every opportunity to become this year’s starter from the moment he was labeled as “QB1” in January. During training camp, Howell has received more than a majority of first-team reps — with backup Jacoby Brissett only getting a handful of snaps with the starters.
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