{"id":53567,"date":"2018-11-19T19:33:36","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T00:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=53567"},"modified":"2022-02-02T18:47:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T23:47:17","slug":"washington-redskins-sign-mark-sanchez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/11\/19\/washington-redskins-sign-mark-sanchez\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Redskins Sign Mark Sanchez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SancMa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Sanchez<\/a><\/strong> is back on an NFL roster.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old quarterback signed with the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/redskins\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Redskins<\/a> on Monday. He joins the roster one day after the team&#8217;s established starter, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=SmitAl03,SmitAl02&amp;search=Alex+Smith&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Smith<\/a><\/strong>, suffered a gruesome leg injury <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/texans-triumph-redskins-smith-hurt-saints-soar-021923794--nfl.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in a loss<\/a> to the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/texans\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston Texans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Smith suffered what was later diagnosed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1064656023414280193\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as both a compound and spiral fracture of his leg<\/a>. In addition to the move to bring in Sanchez, the Redskins have placed Smith on season-ending injured reserve.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Redskins are expected to sign QB Mark Sanchez, per source. He&#39;ll serve as the back-up to Colt McCoy.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Field Yates (@FieldYates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FieldYates\/status\/1064584188882489345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Mark Sanchez Signs With Washington Redskins<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sanchez will back up <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/McCoCo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colt McCoy<\/a><\/strong>, who replaced Smith after the injury. He went 6\/12 in relief of Smith, throwing for 54 yards and a touchdown pass to tight end <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/ReedJo02.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Reed<\/a><\/strong>. The final result of the game, a 23-21 defeat, dropped the Skins to 6-4 on the season.<\/p>\n<p>The native of Long Beach, CA played for the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/bears\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Bears<\/a> during the 2017 season. He served as the third quarterback on the roster behind rookie <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2017\/04\/19\/mitch-trubisky-2017-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Mitch Trubisky<\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GlenMi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Glennon<\/a><\/strong>. That certainly precluded him from getting in-game snaps and, not surprisingly, he didn&#8217;t see any action.<\/p>\n<p>The previous season, Sanchez initially arrived with the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/broncos\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Denver Broncos<\/a> via trade with the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/eagles\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>. But he lost out in the quarterback competition that also involved <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SiemTr00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trevor Siemian<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/L\/LyncPa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paxton Lynch<\/a><\/strong> and was subsequently released before the season started. Sanchez then signed with the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/cowboys\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a>, seeing minimal action in two games including the regular season finale.<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez&#8217;s last stint as a starting quarterback came during his two seasons with the Eagles. He went 4-6 as a starter in that time, finishing with 3,034 yards, 18 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions. But he never really supplanted neither <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FoleNi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Foles<\/a><\/strong> nor <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BradSa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sam Bradford<\/a><\/strong> as the go-to signal-caller during his time in Philly.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/jets\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Jets<\/a> selected Sanchez with the fifth overall pick of the 2009 NFL Draft. Then head coach <strong>Rex Ryan<\/strong> immediately thrust him into the starting lineup and he initially realized success. He went 10-8 as a starter during his rookie year and helped lead the Jets to the AFC title game. He followed that up with a repeat appearance in the title game in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>But things sputtered out for the USC product after that. He went 14-17 as a starter during the next two seasons and was part of one of the more dubious plays in NFL history in 2012. During a Thanksgiving night clash with the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/patriots\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New England Patriots<\/a>, Sanchez collided with the rear end of lineman\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=MoorBr20,MoorBr22,MoorBr21&amp;search=Brandon+Moore&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Moore<\/a><\/strong> and lost the football. The &#8220;butt fumble&#8221; as it&#8217;s now referred to, resulted in a Patriots defensive touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez&#8217;s new team faces a short turnaround heading into their next game as they face the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/cowboys\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> on Thanksgiving. Kickoff from AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington, TX gets underway at 4:30 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Ri6_gz4qSxlcK0gqrXMMFg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/836737886\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Ri6_gz4qSxlcK0gqrXMMFg',sig:'uvsqBzux-b0qf-G4PZkhlyROhl2ubgReWX-UUxyPs3s=',w:'594px',h:'416px',items:'836737886',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of Alex Smith&#8217;s horrific season-ending leg injury, the Washington Redskins added some depth at quarterback with the signing of Mark Sanchez.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":742,"featured_media":53571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,8896,22],"tags":[337,4500,61,196,40,93],"class_list":["post-53567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-washington-commanders","category-washington-football-team","tag-alex-smith","tag-colt-mccoy","tag-football","tag-mark-sanchez","tag-nfl","tag-washington-redskins"],"modified_by":"Al Preziosi","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/742"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}