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Jay Gruden backing down from support of RG3 as starter

Oh, Jay Gruden. Why do you continually provide juicy headline material?

The head coach of the Washington Redskins made things worse for himself and the franchise following Saturday’s preseason win over the Baltimore Ravens.

Gruden won’t name a starting quarterback to open the season, even though he has insisted all throughout the winter, spring and summer that there was no quarterback controversy in Washington.

“I’m not going to announce anything. There’s no controversy,” Gruden said (via Ravens website). “As far as who’s starting at every position, we’re going to evaluate that as a staff.