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For Immediate Release August 12, 2020 Washington Football Team to Kick Off 2020 Season Without Fans at FedExField Decision comes after discussions with officials from the State of Maryland and Prince George’s County LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – With the health and safety of its fans and employees top of mind, the Washington Football Team announced today that NFL games at FedExField will be played without fans during the 2020 season. While the organization had developed a comprehensive health and safety plan in close coordination with the State of Maryland and Prince George’s County (MD), this decision, endorsed by local officials and partners, comes out of an abundance of caution due to the rapidly changing dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision will be re-evaluated by all parties should the situation surrounding the pandemic improve over the course of the season. “We are fortunate to host the best fans in the NFL year after year, but the wellbeing of those supporters...

August 11, 2020 Defensive End Ryan Kerrigan On surprise differences during training camp this year: “I mean, the whole process is different, obviously. It’s August 11th and we haven’t even put helmets on yet. So, that whole factor of the process alone is the biggest one. I feel like we’re in the same spot as everyone else in the league and just kind of adjusting to what’s going on right now.” On LB Ryan Anderson playing defensive end: “He’s looked good in the little bit that we’ve been able to do. It’s been a lot of walk through tempo type things, so it’s tough to get a great gauge but he’s looked good. He looks fast, he looks athletic. He’s done well so far.” On the talented defensive line this season: “It’s cool. We’re really deep at this position so it’s exciting. We’ve got a chance to be pretty darn good up front and not just on the edges but on the interior, too. DT Matt [Ioannidis], DT [Daron] Payne, DT [Jonathan Allen], and all those guys, big DT Tim [Settle]—we’ve got...

August 11, 2020 Quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. On the start of training camp: “Camp’s been going great. We’ve just been working out, conditioning with the strength coaches and then practicing with our position coaches, getting some walk-through reps in and then have two or three virtual meetings for the rest of the day. It’s been a tedious process being able to go through things kind of in slow motion, OTAs, to get ready for the start of training camp with pads. I’m excited to keep going and get ready for the season.” On what the offense is honing in on: “I think right now just the biggest thing is the details of the plays, just knowing the way a guard plays versus a certain front, know how receivers’ routes turn differently versus different coverages and different alerts or different plays. Just getting on the same page as the offensive coordinator [Scott Turner] and what he wants and the concept when he calls it and the objective of what we’re trying to get done. I feel...

August 10, 2020 Head Coach Ron Rivera Opening statement on RB Derrius Guice’s release: “On Friday, I made a decision that I believe was in the best interest of this organization, our players and our fans going forward. Very difficult decision. Anytime you have to release a very talented young football player, it’s always a tough decision. This type of circumstance, this type of situation, we take those allegations very seriously. We had to make the decision going forward. Sometimes, it’s one of those things where there are processes, there are situations, there are circumstances that you go through. Each situation, each circumstance is unique. Each one will be handled and dealt with differently to what we believe is best for the organization going forward, and that’s probably the most important thing. I talked with the players yesterday and basically told them I made a decision I thought was in the best interest of our organization. If it was the right decision, we will benefit...

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August 7, 2020 Offensive Tackle Morgan Moses On working with Offensive Line Coach John Matsko: “It’s been great. He’s been in the league for a long time. Every offensive line coach talks, so he’s been friends with our past offensive line coach Bill Callahan. A lot of the things we’ve done in the past just carries over, so it’s been good working with him and getting in the building and just understanding this new offense.” On staying in shape during quarantine: “Well, like [G] Brandon [Scherff] said, I just built the house and moved in in December, so I was able to maximize the weight room that I built. I’ve been working out with Eugene Monroe, who’s a retired veteran offensive tackle that played at UVA so we’ve had some ties together and have been able to just grind through it. For me, really quarantine hadn’t hit on the workout side because I was prepared with all the stuff I had put into the house.” On moments that stuck out in quarantine: “I had some family things happen. My...

August 6, 2020 Wide Receivers Coach Jim Hostler On the depth at wide receiver: “Right now, that is really what we have, depth. We have a lot of young guys that really haven’t played a lot so everyone has a shot. That is really where we are at. We are looking at the depth chart, we go out there and haven’t practiced hardly yet, so we know that. We will find that out in the next couple of weeks.” On what he has seen from QB Alex Smith: “I’m not surprised with where he is at. The reason why we brought Alex to San Francisco is because we know what he brought, his mental makeup and what kind of guy he is. How tough he is mentally, none of that is surprising. He looks good. It’s short of a miracle that he is out there, going through workouts, doing stuff with the training staff and doing what everyone is doing. It is just short of a miracle.” On WR Terry McLaurin and what he needs to do to take that next step: “You look at him last year, he is a young player. Not a lot of people had...