Dwayne Haskins: “I also want to apologize for causing concern for my team during our playoff push”; Washington quarterback apologizes for alleged COVID-19 protocol violation in which he went to a strip club without wearing a mask
Last updated: 24/12/20 3:05 pm
Dwayne Haskins started a game for the first time since Week Four as Washington lost 20-15 to the Seahawks Sunday
Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins has been fined $ 40,000 and removed from his captain following a breach of COVID-19 protocol following the team’s loss on Sunday to the Seattle Seahawks.
Photos surfaced on social media this week showing Haskins apparently partying in a strip club without a mask on.
NFL NetworkIan Rapoport revealed that Haskins’ fine of $ 40,000 is the best known fine for violating the COVID-19 protocol, while he has also lost and lost more than half of his weekly paycheck. from his captain, who won when he voted as a team captain at a training camp.
“I want to apologize publicly (sic) for what I did last Sunday. I spoke to Coach (Ron) Rivera yesterday and took full responsibility for endangering the team. -careful and unusual for me and I take responsibility for what I did, “Haskins tweeted.
5:33 Selection of the Seahawks against Washington from Week 15 of the NFL
“I also want to apologize for creating anxiety for my team during our playoff push. I will learn and grow from this and do what is best for the team moving forward.”
He said: “I know my team needs me, and I have to get up to the plate and I can’t be self-sufficient, and I have to stop getting in my way. do everything in my power to make the most of my second chance. “
Haskins was reportedly fined nearly $ 5,000 by the team in October for violating a previous protocol for booking a place for a family friend at the team’s hotel.
1:01 Washington finds the endzone against Seattle as Dwayne Haskins checks down to JD McKissic for a six-yard score
Haskins – the No. 15 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft – made his first start from Week Four on Sunday to replace the injured Alex Smith. He finished 38 of 55 passes for 295 yards, one touchdown, and two catches in a 20-15 home loss to Seattle.
Washington (6-8) is currently holding a one-game lead in the NFC East over the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys heading into their Week 16 game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday.
Haskins will start at quarterback for Washington on Sunday against Carolina if Smith is not fit enough to go. Taylor Heinicke was a Haskins backup against Seattle.