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Zack Oliver to get minicamp tryout with Washington professional football team

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Former Northwestern quarterback Zack Oliver will get his shot at the NFL. The longtime backup has been invited to minicamp for a tryout with Washington:

Congrats to our boy Zack Oliver on being invited to mini camp with the Washington Redskins! #tractionfootball pic.twitter.com/mkwsEfrIln

— Traction Sports (@TractionCSE) May 1, 2016

At 6-foot-3 and 221 pounds, Oliver does have the size to play quarterback in the NFL. He backed up the duo of Kain Colter and Trevor Siemian in 2013 and served as the primary backup to Siemian in 2014.