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Redskins Announce Dwayne Haskins Will Open Career As Case Keenum's Backup

It wasn't a total surprise, but Jay Gruden has made it official that Dwayne Haskins will begin his career backing up Case Keenum under center. The Redskins selected Haskins with the No. 15 overall pick this past April and he arrived in Washington behind a pair of veterans in Keenum and Colt McCoy.

Jay Gruden confirms the expected: Case Keenum to start for the #Redskins

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) August 25, 2019

Haskins has flashed at times this preseason following some struggles in the opener against Cleveland. He connected with Robert Davis for a pretty 55-yard touchdown strike against the Bengals on Aug.