Could Peyton Manning replace Rex Grossman? Photograph by Brian Murphy.
Washington Redskins president of operations Dennis Greene was overheard telling people at a Washington Economic Club luncheon today that a new quarterback has been chosen, “and fans will be elated.” Greene said the mystery player’s name won’t be revealed until April, when the NFL draft occurs.
Speculation has been ripe as to whom the team would pick as Rex Grossman’s successor. Some candidates: Andrew Luck of Stanford, Heisman winner Robert Griffin IIIof Baylor, and injured Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl vet Peyton Manning. Other college quarterbacks who are putting themselves up for the draft included Brock Osweilerof Arizona State, Darron Thomas of Oregon, and Barrett Trotter of Auburn.
The 2012 NFL draft is set to happen April 26 through 28 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The Redskins, with a 5–11 record, have the sixth overall pick behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Cleveland Browns, the Minnesota Vikings, the St. Louis Rams, and the Colts, who have first dibs.
We have contacted a spokesperson for the Redskins and will update if and when we receive comment.
Update: Redskins spokesman Tony Wyllie had this comment: “We have not named our 2012 starting QB.”
Heard at Lunch: The Redskins Have Chosen a New Quarterback
Could Peyton Manning replace Rex Grossman? Photograph by Brian Murphy.
Washington Redskins president of operations Dennis Greene was overheard telling people at a Washington Economic Club luncheon today that a new quarterback has been chosen, “and fans will be elated.” Greene said the mystery player’s name won’t be revealed until April, when the NFL draft occurs.
Speculation has been ripe as to whom the team would pick as Rex Grossman’s successor. Some candidates: Andrew Luck of Stanford, Heisman winner Robert Griffin IIIof Baylor, and injured Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl vet Peyton Manning. Other college quarterbacks who are putting themselves up for the draft included Brock Osweilerof Arizona State, Darron Thomas of Oregon, and Barrett Trotter of Auburn.
The 2012 NFL draft is set to happen April 26 through 28 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The Redskins, with a 5–11 record, have the sixth overall pick behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Cleveland Browns, the Minnesota Vikings, the St. Louis Rams, and the Colts, who have first dibs.
We have contacted a spokesperson for the Redskins and will update if and when we receive comment.
Update: Redskins spokesman Tony Wyllie had this comment: “We have not named our 2012 starting QB.”
Must-Reads
Take Our Restaurant Survey and You Could Win Dinner at a Mike Isabella Restaurant
10 Fall Festivals Near DC That You Don’t Want to Miss
Washingtonian’s Great Places to Work Application
DC is Getting an All-Male Burlesque Brunch
September 2016: How to Dress in DC
More from News & Politics
The Huffington Post’s Eliot Nelson Doesn’t Mind if You Read His Book on the Toilet
Man Stabbed Over Drunk Food in a Crime Most DC
Presidential Debates Aren’t About Style or Substance. They’re About Pressure
Do Women Have to Talk Like Men to Be Taken Seriously? And Should They?
Photos and Scenes From the African American History Museum’s Opening Day
How History Museums Around the US Have Presented the African American Experience
Frederick Could Be an Urban Suburb of DC–Unless Its Good Ol’ Boy Past Gets in Its Way
Road Closures, Traffic Detours, and Security Information for the African American History Museum Opening
Most Popular
100 Very Best Restaurants
The Best Cheap Restaurants in Washington, DC
Barton Gellman Hits Washington Post’s “Passive Aggressive Critique” of Its Own Snowden Reporting
5 Ways Brangelina’s Split Affects Washingtonians
Meet 10 Washingtonians Who Are Changing What It Means to Dress Well in DC