Washington Commanders star Carson Wentz brushed aside a comment from head coach Ron Rivera in which he seemed to place the blame for the team's 1-4 start.
"Coach (Rivera) addressed it, handled it. Nothing for me that I'm overly concerned about," Wentz said Tuesday. "Coach is very straightforward, upfront guy. He addressed it in a team meeting, which I thought was really cool, and what he meant by all of it. I feel very confident."
On Monday, Rivera pointed to quarterback play as one thing that has separated Washington from its NFC East rivals and tried to clarify he wasn't criticizing Wentz directly:
Ralph VacchianoRivera's point seemed to be that the Eagles, Cowboys and Giants have had more time to build around their QB than he's had with Carson Wentz.