Jamaal Charles, 31, made it through last season healthy after extensive knee trouble plagued him in 20, but the Broncos took him out of their rotation. While the three-time rushing champion’s best days are behind him, he amassed two 130-plus-yard games with the Cardinals, doing so despite being a midseason acquisition. Peterson said he’s now healthy and has recovered from the neck injury that ended his 2017 season. What about the market’s old guard? Adrian Peterson is obviously the first name that comes to mind, and the future Hall of Famer maintains he would like to play a 12th season. Oliver also drew interest from the Bills this summer. Branden Oliver has not been as successful on a per-rush basis, holding a career average of 3.4, but he totaled 853 yards from scrimmage as a seven-game starter as a rookie in 2014. After providing per-carry averages north of 4.0 in each of his four Packers seasons, Lacy averaged just 2.6 yards per run for the Seahawks. The former sixth-round Washington find is 29 and hasn’t generated much interest since his Cowboys contract expired, although he did visit the Jets recently.Įddie Lacy‘s also fairly young, at 28, but he’s coming off a brutal Seahawks season. And he averaged 4.4 yards per tote despite running behind an injury-ravaged Giants offensive front.Īlfred Morris led the Redskins in rushing for four straight seasons, and he averaged 4.8 yards per handoff last season as the Cowboys’ primary starter during Ezekiel Elliott‘s suspension. Each team passed, but Darkwa has just 276 carries on his NFL odometer. The Giants’ 2017 rushing leader met with the Patriots in April, before undergoing surgery, and since recovering has met with the Bills, Jets and Colts. Of the players available, Orleans Darkwa has generated the most interest this offseason. Washington holds $13MM-plus in cap space, so funding won’t be an issue here given the timing of this injury and the host of proven backs on the market.
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Under the circumstances, it would seemingly behoove the Redskins to examine free agent options. Chris Thompson admitted he’s not fully recovered from the broken leg he suffered last season, leaving Rob Kelley and Samaje Perine as the team’s top two healthy running backs. The second-round pick had impressed during camp and was set to be a key part of the Redskins’ 2018 backfield.
Washington’s backfield corps absorbed a major blow Friday when news of Derrius Guice‘s ACL tear surfaced.
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