Commanders Sam Hartman Named Next Bachelor, RGIII Draws Interview

The Washington Commanders were able to pick up a clutch division win after taking down the New York Giants in the final minute of the game on Thursday night, giving quarterback Jayden Daniels his first signature win of the season. But there was news involving other Commander quarterbacks that broke on Friday morning.

Sam Hartman will get a shot on TV after ABC announced on Friday morning that the Commanders practice squad quarterback will be the star of the new season of 'The Bachelor,' set to premiere on March 21.

After six seasons of college football including his final season at Notre Dame, Hartman has yet to log a stat in the NFL. In fact, he was passed over at the end of the 2025 season after the Commanders saw both Jayden Daniels and Marcus Mariota go down with injuries. Washington instead turned to veteran Josh Johnson as the starter for the final two games while signing Jeff Driskel off Arizona's practice squad to create depth at the position. Hartman was then beat out by seventh round selection Athan Kaliakmanis ahead of the 2026 regular season. While he remains on the team's practice squad, Hartman, who arrived in the organization as an undrafted free agent signing following the 2024 Draft, will now get a chance at growing his profile on the national stage through a much different avenue.

Yet Hartman's TV debut was not the only Washington quarterback news that surfaced on Friday, although the second was a former player. Former Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III is expected to draw an interview for the vacant head coaching position at Baylor University, his alma mater. Griffin became a program legend in Waco, Texas after tying or setting 54 program records during his four year career at Baylor. He capped off his college career by winning the Heisman Trophy in 2011 after leading college football's most explosive offense, enough to materialize into the second overall pick in the 2012 Draft.

Griffin's rookie season marked one of the most memorable for the franchise over the last 20 years after leading Washington into the Wild Card round, even if it ended in injury and mark the start of a slew of controversy in DC. While Kirk Cousins, selected in the fourth round of the same draft, is in the final chapter of his career after being dealt from Las Vegas to Minnesota prior to the deadline, Griffin will now look to see if he can materialize into a realistic candidate to lead his alma mater after moving on from Dave Aranda.