Washington Commanders general manager Martin Mayhew on Wednesday acknowledged the obvious — the franchise is looking everywhere for a quarterback.
“We feel we have canvassed the league effectively,” Mayhew told reporters at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis. “We’ve spoken to every club that has a quarterback who might be available.”
That means they’ve inquired about quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers, among others. Both likely remain longshots to be traded, which means Washington would have to move on to other options.
“Every time you hear something, you’re checking into it,” Washington coach Ron Rivera told reporters Tuesday. “And so we’ve got to do our work. We’ve got to do our due diligence.”
Rivera said they had four options: trading for someone, signing a free agent, drafting someone or sticking with Taylor Heinicke.
Mayhew said that while they consider…
