Overview
- Marcus Mariota suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee after a non-contact play in the first quarter of the preseason opener on Aug. 14 and left the game following on-field and tent treatment.
- The team confirmed on Aug. 16 that Mariota will miss the remainder of the preseason while his exact recovery timetable for the regular season remains unclear.
- Washington plans to keep its current quarterback group intact and give Sam Hartman and rookie Athan Kaliakmanis extra reps behind starter Jayden Daniels rather than pursue an outside signing now.
- Coach Dan Quinn said Mariota’s absence changes how the staff will allocate playing time and practice reps during the heightened training-camp block this week.
- Mariota signed a one-year, $7 million deal in March to be Daniels’ experienced backup and his loss for preseason raises short-term depth and evaluation questions given his history of filling in during past seasons.