Gruden: 'Intent' is to have RB Matt Jones ready for Week 1

Sep 05, 2016

It appears that running back Matt Jones is on track to play when the Redskins take on the Steelers next Monday night but the situation is still fluid.

The Redskins’ starting running back participated in a practice in pads on Monday at Redskins Park. However, he wore a yellow jersey, indicating to other players that he should not be subject to any contact.

Gruden said that the “intent” is to have Jones ready for the Steelers and that how he fares during the heavier practices this week will go a long way towards seeing if he will be able to.

Fantasy Impact:

He said that he felt a bit rusty running plays at first but he got got going once he got warmed up, the story said about Jones' first practice. Jones suffered an AC joint sprain in his left shoulder during the Redskins’ preseason game against the Jets on August 19. Since then he has done only conditioning work during the portions of practices that have been open to the media. Rob Kelley is a potential backup if Jones can't go in Week 1.

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Chiefs WR Hollywood Brown's practice window to open "Friday or Monday"

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Fantasy Impact:

If Brown were cleared by Week 17, he would be incredibly tough to start in pretty much any sort of fantasy league with Championships on the line. However, he could be an interesting click for Playoff-only leagues if he can ramp up in time.

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Fantasy Impact:

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Fantasy Impact:

We do expect Guerendo to handle the majority workload for TNF, but you do have to wonder if he gets the same type of workload he would have, had he avoided the injury report all week. Consider him closer to an RB3 than a locked-in RB2 he otherwise would have been.