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The Washington Commanders announced on Monday that quarterback Carson Wentz had been dismissed. Wentz spent one season in Washington after being acquired in a trade last summer. The Commanders acquired Wentz from the Indianapolis Colts in the hopes of restarting his career after he lost starting spots with both the Colts and the Philadelphia Eagles, who chose him second overall in 2016. Washington acquired Wentz in exchange for two third-round draft selections and a 2022 second-round pick swap in favor of the Colts. Wentz made seven starts in Washington and was benched many times.
The move saves Washington $26.17 million against the salary limit and clears the way for 2022 rookie Sam Howell, who head coach Ron Rivera stated will begin the summer atop the quarterback depth chart. Wentz will be a free agent after this season.
Will Wentz start again in the NFL?
The move marks an end to the four-year, $128 million contract extension Wentz signed with the Eagles in 2019. He ended up making roughly $105 million on the deal that had one non-guaranteed year remaining before his release on Monday. Will it also mark the end to Wentz's career as an NFL starter?
Wentz started his first five seasons in Philadelphia and emerged as an MVP candidate during his second campaign that saw him average 253.5 passing yards per game while tallying 33 touchdowns and seven interceptions. But he suffered a season-ending ACL injury in Week 14 of that season, and Nick Foles replaced him as the Eagles went on to win their first and only Super Bowl title.
Wentz returned and played three more seasons in Philadelphia, but showed significant decline in consecutive seasons after signing his four-year extension. The Eagles went 3-8-1 in games Wentz started in 2020 as he led the league with 15 interceptions thrown and 50 sacks taken. Philadelphia eventually benched Wentz in favor of then-rookie Jalen Hurts and traded him to the Colts the following offseason.
The Colts went 9-8 and missed the playoffs in Wentz's single season in Indianapolis before last offseason's trade sent him to Washington. Wentz completed 62.3% of his passes for 219.4 yards per game with 11 touchdowns, nine interceptions and 26 sacks taken in eight appearances for the Commanders in 2022.
Sam Howell time in Washington?
With the Commanders eliminated from the playoffs, Rivera went with Howell over Wentz at starting quarterback in Washington's season finale against the Dallas Cowboys. Howell completed 11 of 19 passes for 169 yards with a touchdown and interception and added 35 yards and touchdown on the ground in the 26-6 win over the Dallas Cowboys.
In the win, Howell showed flashes of the form that initially made him a first-round prospect at North Carolina before regression in his final college season saw him slide to the fifth round of last April's draft. It was enough for Rivera to give Howell a leg up for the starting job in Washington next season.
Washington now has a decision to make with Taylor Heinicke, who's started 24 games over the last two seasons after emerging in Washington's playoff loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021. The five-year pro will be a free agent this offseason barring a new deal with the Commanders.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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