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Ron Rivera not ready to anoint Dwayne Haskins

Dwayne Haskins, like many athletes of his generation, usually has a lot to say on social media.

On Tuesday, he tweeted just four words: “Let’s go to work.”

It’s a phrase used often by new Redskins coach Ron Rivera, and the tweet came about the time news broke that Scott Turner would be joining Rivera’s staff as offensive coordinator.

Over the next few months, the 22-year-old will have to prove to Rivera and Turner that he is the right quarterback to implement the new regime’s system. At the coach’s introductory press conference last week, Rivera said Haskins would have to learn how to be a leader, mentioning the other veteran quarterbacks on the team’s roster “will get some opportunities to play as well.