Eric Williams
NFC West Writer
Ralph Vacchiano
NFC East Reporter
The Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commanders jumped into the quarterback carousel on the second day of NFL free agency, agreeing to a trade that sent third-year quarterback Sam Howell to the Pacific Northwest in a pick swap between the two teams.
According to reports, the Commanders will send 2024 fourth-round and sixth-round selections and Howell to Seattle in exchange for third-round and fifth-round selections in this year’s NFL Draft from the Seahawks.
The Commanders signed Oregon product Marcus Mariota in free agency and mock drafts project Washington to take a quarterback with the team’s No. 2 overall pick in this year’s draft, so Howell was expendable.
Meanwhile, the Seahawks had just one quarterback on the team’s roster in 33-year-old veteran Geno Smith and had been interested in adding another young prospect to their quarterback room.
So, does Howell have a chance to compete with Smith for the starting job in Seattle? And how will the Commanders fill the void left by Howell’s absence? FOX Sports NFL writers Eric D. Williams and Ralph Vacchiano dig into the details.
Vacchiano: Sam Howell never had a chance in Washington.
His fate was sealed the minute the Commanders landed the No. 2 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. There was no way a new owner, a new general manager, and a new head coach were going to pass up drafting a quarterback of their choice that high, just to stick with a fifth-round pick from the previous regime — no matter how well he played last season or how much promise he showed.
That might seem cold after Howell started all 17 games in his second year in the NFL, but that’s just the reality of the league. He was quite a find by Ron Rivera in the fifth round of the 2022 draft and he really played well at times — especially at the beginning of the season. He threw for 3,946 yards and 21…
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Publish date : 2024-03-14 21:51:18
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