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Last Saturday the irruption in the NFL from the quarterback Taylor Heinicke, who was the surprise of Washington Football Team to face his duel of Wild Card Round in front of Tampa Bay Buccaneers before the loss of Alex Smith.
And the story that marked his return to NFL could not be more curious and is that, according to his words, he was focused on his online classes for finish your engineering degree when he got the call from Washington.
“I had to send an email to my teachers explaining the situation and asking to introduce myself when the playoffs will end and they were very nice about it, “said the ‘unknown’ Heinicke, who received the opportunity after Ron Rivera cut to Dwayne Haskins.
With the major challenge of starting his second game in the league, the 27-year-old quarterback did not disappoint and finished with 306 aerial yards, a touchdown pass and a touchdown more by land, keeping alive Washington whole set. Despite their efforts, in the end their squad fell 31-23, which deprived them of access to the Ronda Divisional.
After his exhibition against a rival of the size of Tom Brady the chances of staying in the league increase; has gone through teams like Carolina Panthers, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots and Houston Texans.
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