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Dwayne Haskins loves a challenge. His second season with Washington will be one. - Washington Times
When Haskins takes the field Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, the game will be the latest test in a pivotal year for the second-year quarterback. After eight challenging months, Haskins believes he is in a much better position than last year's season opener, when he knew he wasn't going to play.

Chase Young’s NFL debut has finally arrived. Meet the ‘team’ that helped him get there. - The Washington Post
Chase Young, the most anticipated Washington NFL rookie since Robert Griffin III, credits his inner circle for getting him ready for his debut season both on and off the field.

Ron Rivera's feelings about the NFL season finally starting are very relatable | RSN
At or very close to one o'clock this Sunday, a kicker from either the Philadelphia Eagles or the Washington Football Team will kick a football to a returner from the other side. That returner will then do something with the previously-mentioned kick (or watch it sail over his head, which is becoming routine), and the 2020 NFL season will be underway for both organizations.

Haskins is Ready to Roll
It's Dwayne Haskins time to shine and you want to do it when you're 0-0, not 1-6. It starts Sunday against the Eagles

Washington Football Team preview: What’s new, what’s not and what to expect – The Athletic
For a team coming off a 3-13 season, there sure is a lot of intrigue.

DeSean Jackson gives Washington great bulletin board material ahead of Week 1 | RSN
DeSean Jackson has never been short on confidence, and as he and the Eagles prepare for another season opener against the Washington Football Team, the wide receiver gave his former team some great bulletin board material involving popcorn.

Antonio Gibson knows he is confusing for defenses — and he loves that, too | RSN
Despite having exactly zero NFL carries and exactly zero NFL receptions so far, Antonio Gibson has been on the minds of a lot of people lately, from fans of the Washington Football Team to fantasy football GMs.

5 bold predictions for the 2020 Washington Football Team - and Alex Smith is involved | RSN
New coach. New offense. New defense. No fans. No name. Global pandemic.

Chase Young’s NFL debut has finally arrived. Meet the ‘team’ that helped him get there. - The Washington Post
Chase Young, the most anticipated Washington NFL rookie since Robert Griffin III, credits his inner circle for getting him ready for his debut season both on and off the field.

Mic'd Up: Steven Sims confident entering Year 2 in Washington | RSN
One year ago, Steven Sims was an undrafted rookie wide receiver out of Kansas hoping to sneak on to the Washington Football Team's 53-man roster.

NFL Week 1: Weekly Picks 2020

Fans or No Fans: A look at what all 32 teams have planned ahead of Week 1 | RSN
With Thursday Night Football kicking off the 2020 NFL season, the Kansas City Chiefs will lead the way in terms of welcoming fans into the stands. The defending Super Bowl champions will have close to 16,000 fans in attendance for the NFL opener against the Houston Texans.

49ers coach Kyle Shanahan hates NFL's artificial crowd noise | RSN
Without fans in the stands at NFL games, the league will follow suit with what the NBA, MLB and NHL have done in pumping in artificial crowd noise to give coaches, players and viewers at home the illusion of normalcy during the 2020 season.