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Jay Gruden Redskins Presser: Case Keenum will be the Week 1 starter vs the Eagles

Jay Gruden spoke to the media after today's practice. He has named Case Keenum the Redskins starting QB for their Week 1 game against the Eagles in Philadelphia. Dwayne Haskins will be the team's backup QB, and will play in the final preseason game against the Ravens Thursday night.

Dwayne Haskins:

Dwayne Haskins will be the backup for now. He will play on Thursday, but they haven’t decided how much. They’ll discuss as a staff over the next few days.

— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) August 25, 2019

Jordan Reed is in the concussion protocol, Jay Gruden said.