WASHINGTON — The Washington Commanders go into a fourth training camp under coach Ron Rivera with second-year pro Sam Howell opening as the starting quarterback.
Howell got some competition for the job when Washington signed veteran Jacoby Brissett. He also got some help when Rivera hired Eric Bieniemy as offensive coordinator fresh off the experienced coach winning the Super Bowl again with Kansas City.
It’s a pivotal year for the entire organization with new ownership taking over and changes expected after the season barring an overachieving performance.
The Washington Commanders are coming off an 8-8-1 season that was split between three starting quarterbacks: Carson Wentz (2-5) Taylor Heinicke (5-3-1) and 2022 fifth round pick Howell (1-0).
Howell is the only name still on the roster ahead of the 2023 season, and he's joined in the quarterback room by Brissett, a seven year veteran who started 11 games for Cleveland last year and has 48 career starts to his name.
The Josh Harris group is expected to take over ownership of The Washington Commanders from embattled team owner Dan Snyder. NFL owners are set to consider and potentially vote to approve the record $6.05 billion sale at a meeting July 20 in Minneapolis.