While it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that Sam Howell was going to be named the starter for the Washington Commanders this season, the team went through all of spring and summer practice with it technically up in the air. He was the starter for their first preseason game, but Ron Rivera still wouldn’t officially call him the starter.
That changed on Friday
Sam Howell has been named the starting quarterback pic.twitter.com/XOfZu8mBxH
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) August 18, 2023
The question would be whether this designation would affect Howell going into the Commanders’ second preseason game against Baltimore.