Scheduling issues snag Marcus Mariota visit to Redskins

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If the plan to draft Oregon quarterback with the No. 5 overall pick of the NFL draft, it appears they'll have to do it without the Heisman Trophy winner making an official visit to the team.  Scheduling i sues have foiled the club's intention to host Mariota, a .  The difficulty in scheduling speaks to what Mariota's busy April calendar must look like. Between previously scheduled official visits to other teams and private workouts, Mariota's windows to add trips just three weeks before the draft are  Ron Cey Jersey surely narrow. From the ' perspective, it's unfortunate but not overly disappointing.  Players frequently are drafted by teams that don't show as much overt interest. And although a first-round quarterback wouldn't figure to be that kind of player, there are other ways for NFL teams to get comfortable enough with a prospect. When word got out that the wanted to bring Mariota in for a visit, Breer noted the club had seen enough film of the former Ducks star that a .  Now that Mariota's visit to the team appears to be off, it wouldn't be surprising if the reconsider a trip to Eugene, Ore., for a private workout, where coaches and scouts could perhaps cover some of the ground that would have been accomplished with the visit.  *Follow Chase Goodbread on Twitter * .  Cody Bellinger Jersey