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Kyle Allen, who started and was knocked from
the team's home loss against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday with
an arm injury, practiced without restriction two days after
coach Ron Rivera dubbed Allen the team's No. 1 quarterback when
healthy.
Allen replaced Dwayne Haskins as Washington's starter for the
30-10 loss to the Rams, but left before halftime following a hit
by cornerback Jalen Ramsey. Allen was later cleared to return to
the game, but Rivera chose to stick with veteran Alex Smith as a
precautionary measure.
Before the injury, which occurred when Ramsay hit the
quarterback as he ran for a first down, Allen connected on 9 of
13 passes for 74 yards. He rushed for one touchdown.
On Monday Rivera called Allen "our starter" at quarterback ahead
of the team's upcoming home game this Sunday when Washington
(1-4) faces the New York Giants (0-5).
Meanwhile Haskins, the franchise's first-round draft choice with
the 15th overall pick in 2019, helmed the offense for the team's
first four games before being demoted to No. 3 on the depth
chart last week. He then was not present for the loss to the
Rams, with the team saying Haskins had a stomach illness.
Rivera was asked by reporters after Haskins, 3-8 as a starter
over his first two seasons, was sent home and did not practice
Wednesday because of the same ailment. While Rivera clarified
that Haskins' illness was unrelated to the coronavirus pandemic,
the coach sidestepped questions whether Haskins had demanded a
trade after being benched.
"I'm not going to talk about football business," Rivera said.
The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Rivera intends to
keep Haskins in hopes of developing the 23-year-old, hoping to
reinstate him as the team's starter later this season or in
2021.
Per the Post, Haskins has been present in limited fashion since
his announced demotion a week ago around what offensive
coordinator Scott Turner termed "a unique situation."
"Ever since what's happened ... he was obviously upset with the
decision last week," Turner said. "Toward the end of last week,
we talked a little bit. And then, as we stated, he's been sick,
so I haven't seen him much outside of Monday."
Haskins has completed 61.0 percent of his passes this season for
939 yards with four touchdown passes and three interceptions,
with his three picks all coming in a Week 3 loss at Cleveland.
--Field Level Media
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