Soon after news that the Washington Football Team had released quarterback Dwayne Haskins on Monday, current and former NFL players, media members and even a former NFL team executive took to social media to offer everything from encouraging words to general surprise to hindsight from the 2019 NFL draft first-round pick.
Haskins was benched in the fourth quarter in Sunday's Week 16 game after throwing two interceptions and losing a fumble in a 20-13 loss to the Carolina Panthers.
Washington coach Ron Rivera said Monday that Taylor Heinicke, who replaced Haskins in Sunday's game, would start in the team's regular-season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles if Alex Smith remains sidelined with a right calf injury.