Ryan Fitzpatrick is projected as the starting quarterback for the Washington Football Team, but they will "strongly consider drafting" a quarterback if they like who is available when they pick.

Washington currently has the 19th overall pick.

Fitzpatrick, 38, signed a one-year, $10 million deal.

Dan Snyder will gain almost complete control of the Washington Football Team after the NFL's finance committee cleared the way for him buying out his minority investors.

The finance committee approved Snyder's application for a $450 million debt waiver. The league's owners will vote at the league's annual meeting next week on whether to approve the deal. Snyder needs 24 of the 32 owners to vote in favor of the transaction.

If the deal goes through, Snyder would end up buying another 40.5% of shares in the organization from minority owners Fred Smith, Robert Rothman and Dwight Schar.

The Washington Football Team name has gone from a placeholder to one that will be strongly considered as a permanent one.

Jason Wright, the team's president, says fans have warmed to the name. However, he stressed that there is not a leading contender for the new name.

"There are a set of folks that have warmed to the Washington Football Team," Wright said. "Some of the things that are emerging from that are the Washington Football Team has something that ties deeply to our history. It feels like that isn't jettisoning all the things we have been in the past, whereas something that's completely new might feel that way.

"It's important for a substantial part of our fan base to feel that this is a continuation of something versus a complete reset, something brand new."

Washington Football Team has agreed to sign a three-year, $34.5 million deal with Curtis Samuel.

Samuel had a career-best 77 catches for 851 yards and 41 rushes for 200 yards in 2020.

Samuel's most impressive stat this past season was his catch rate (79.4%) that led all NFL receivers and was well ahead of his 56.3% rate the previous three seasons.

Samuel was a second round pick by th Carolina Panthers in 2017.

The Washington Football Team has agreed to a three-year, $42 million deal with William Jackson, according to a source.

Jackson, 28, had his fifth-year option picked up by the Cincinnati Bengals for the 2020 season.

He was a first-round pick in 2016.

Ryan Fitzpatrick has agreed to a one-year, $10 million contract with the Washington Football Team, according to a source.

The contract could be worth as much as $12 million through incentives.

According to the source, Fitzpatrick will enter camp as the starting quarterback ahead of Taylor Heinicke and Kyle Allen.

The 38-year-old is entering his 17th NFL season.

Washington Football Team has released Alex Smith.

Smith turns 37 in May and is due to count $24.4 million against the salary cap. The move will save Washington $14.9 million against the cap, while Smith becomes a free agent.

After a gruesome leg injury, Washington kept him on the roster in part because he was too expensive to release.

Smith started six games in 2020. Washington went 5-1 in those starts.

The Washington Football Team is expected to part ways with Alex Smith in the coming days, according to multiple reports.

Smith posted a 5-1 mark as a starer this season after returning from a gruesome leg injury in 2018 and undergoing 17 surgeries.

In a recent interview with GQ, Smith said his unexpected return "definitely threw a wrench" in Washington's plan at the position.