Washington BREAKING: Taylor Heinicke & Kyle Allen Officially OUT; New QB Garrett Gilbert Starts at Eagles

Locked On Washington Football Team: Gameday! Finally for the Washington Football Team vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Jeremy Brener | Dec 21, 2021

The Washington Football Team faces its most important game of the season Tuesday night as it travels to "The City of Brotherly Love" to face the Philadelphia Eagles. But COVID-19 has not shown much love to the WFT this week, knocking out quarterbacks Taylor Heinicke and Kyle Allen of tonight's game.

It’s official, as neither quarterback is going to come off the COVID list before 4 p.m. EST Tuesday - they could have conceivably do so and then quickly jet to Philly, as we write here - so it will fall on the shoulders of Garrett Gilbert to grab the biggest win of Washington's season.

Gilbert, 30, was signed off the New England Patriots practice squad Friday and is preparing to start tonight, his first start since Week 9 of last season when he started for the Dallas Cowboys.

Gilbert's signing comes just a little less than a year since the WFT activated Heinicke to the active roster last season. And that move has paid off dividends far beyond Washington's dreams.

While it isn't likely Gilbert is going to come in and steal Heinicke's job, he has the potential to come in and make a difference. In his start for the Cowboys last season, Gilbert was one play away from upsetting the undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers. And in 2019, Gilbert was the leading passer of the American Alliance of Football.

In both of those moments, low expectations were placed on Gilbert and he exceeded those expectations. Now, Washington is hoping he can prove doubters wrong once again and steer Washington's season back on track.

On this episode of "Locked On Washington Football Team," hosts Chris Russell and David Harrison share the latest roster updates for both the WFT and the Eagles.

They also talk about Washington's quarterback mess and how much it will affect the team tonight.

Chris and David also discuss playoff scenarios after the Minnesota Vikings won on Monday Night Football.

Chris and David deal with all that and more on this episode of "Locked on Washington Football Team". For more podcasts and information, join us here.

Published Dec 21, 2021

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.