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Washington Football Team benches Dwayne Haskins for Kyle Allen

LANDOVER, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 04: Quarterback Kyle Allen #8 of the Washington Football Team warms up against the Baltimore Ravens at FedExField on October 04, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Per reports, the Washington Football Team will bench second-year quarterback Dwayne Haskins for backup Kyle Allen in Week 5 against the Los Angeles Rams.

It’s no secret that Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins has gotten off to a rough start in 2020. After showing growth in the latter stretch of the 2019 season, Haskins came into 2020 incubated by measured optimism, and there was hope that he could run away with the starting job, after receiving a full endorsement from Ron Rivera.