How did Haskins Stay Out?

There's some level of controversy with Dwayne Haskins not returning to Sunday's loss against the Giants. Here's the latest as we know it.

Dwayne Haskins was injured early in the third quarter of Sunday's home loss to the New York Giants. He was carted off, evaluated and then came back out to the sidelines a few minutes later. 

He never played again in the game, but he appeared to be having quite the blast on the bench with teammates and certainly in a good mood. 

After the game, our own Rick Snider was at Haskins press conference and filed this tweet.

Haskins said Dan told him not to go back in. Wait, which Dan? Dan Snyder? Yes. Well, OK then.

— Rick Snider's Washington (@Snide_Remarks) December 22, 2019

Soon after that, J.P. Finlay of NBC Sports Washington offered some clarification which seemed to make it better in my opinion. 

A Redskins spokesperson said that owner Dan Snyder told Dwayne Haskins to listen to the medical advice from Dr. Robin West and her advice was Haskins should not go back in.

— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) December 22, 2019

Somehow, after that update from Finlay - the Redskins actually helped get a statement from their lead physician which never happens. A special thanks to the Redskins public relations department of Sean DeBarbieri, Jessie Johnson and Charlie Mule for facilitating this. It has been a problem for years that media and therefore fans cannot get any clarification on medical issues from anyone but the head coach, who is always unprepared to talk about it. 

Statement from Redskins doctor Robin West: "I evaluated Dwayne following his ankle injury and after reviewing the X-Rays and conducting a full examination, I did not clear him to return to game action.”

— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) December 22, 2019

Haskins, clearly aware of the issue and how he phrased it at his press conference also issued a clarification. 

I need to clarify something from my press conference. Dr. West advised me that I was done for this game. Dan Snyder who was in the locker room supporting me, told me I’ve got to listen to the Doctor. Looking forward to getting back healthy for Skins Nation. #HTTR

— Dwayne Haskins, Jr (@dh_simba7) December 22, 2019

Redskins fans may not think this is a big deal but because of the state of the franchise and the issues with quarterbacks hand chosen by Dan Snyder, this is a significant story. 

Chris Russell is the Publisher of Maven & Sports Illustrated's Washington Redskins channel. He can be heard on 106.7 The FAN in the Washington D.C. area and world-wide on Radio.com. Chris also hosts the "Locked on Redskins" Podcast and can be read via subscription to Warpath Magazine. You can e-mail Chris at russellmania09@Gmail.com or follow him on Twitter at @Russellmania621.