Taylor Heinicke: ‘Wentz has been helping me out a lot’
Heinicke expressed he was told in high school he was too small to go to a big-time program so chose Old Dominion, and following his college career, he went undrafted. But here he is today the primary starter for Washington for the last two seasons, and he says it has been fun.
Heinicke again talked of growing up watching the passion, the energy of Brett Favre. “Every time I step onto that football field I feel like it might be my last play, in my last game. So I go out there and just have fun and leave it all out there.”
When speaking of teammate Terry McLaurin, Heinicke said, “He’s your pro’s pro. He carries himself in a very professional way.” Elaborating further, Heinicke said McLaurin is a leader not a diva, like too many receivers.
Herd talked of Ron Rivera being a defensive coach and perhaps not letting Heinicke try to make plays. Heinicke responded, “I’m just happy to be here. I’m not going to pressure Coach Rivera to do my thing.”
When Rivera named Heinicke the starter moving forward, Taylor felt he should have a conversation with Carson Wentz. “We sat down in the locker room and talked for about ten minutes. We have a great relationship. It’s been a great room. He has been helping me out a lot in any way he can. He sees a lot of things I don’t see.”
Mando is a military-service dog, and the players really enjoy seeing Mando at the facility. “He is a joy to be around. He has a bright future ahead of him,” said Heinicke.
Mando puts in work around here! #HTTC @Commanders pic.twitter.com/iHt4amUzDY
— Julie Donaldson (@juliedonaldson_) December 15, 2022
