Redskins To Host Kyler Murray

Kyler Murray will make another pre-draft trip to the Eastern Time Zone. Visiting the Giants on Thursday, Murray is scheduled to meet with the Redskins next week, Albert Breer of SI.com tweets.

A Washington powwow is obviously interesting, given the franchise’s need at the position and its draft pick. Holding the No. 15 overall selection, the Redskins would have to trade up for Murray. The Cardinals have been widely rumored as the team that will draft the Heisman Trophy winner, but if they were to pass, Murray lasting too much longer would be surprising.

Like the Giants, the Redskins are fully examining the crop of likely first-round passers. They have already met with Drew Lock, Daniel Jones and Dwayne Haskins. Murray has visited the Raiders, Cardinals and Giants.

Redskins executive VP Doug Williams said last month he did not foresee his team trading up to draft a quarterback, though teams are obviously not always truthful about their intentions at this time of the year, but said the team will be very interested in selecting one it likes — if he is there at 15. The Redskins have been the team most linked to Josh Rosen, but that noise appears to be quieting.

Washington’s quarterback depth chart, as of now, consists of Case Keenum and Colt McCoy. Alex Smith is out until at least 2020, and a return to football is certainly not guaranteed.

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