Matt Jones is buried so far down the Washington Redskins' depth chart he doesn't see the point in participating in organized
team activities.
NFL Network's Michael Silver reported Thursday that Jones has been told by coach Jay Gruden he is the team's No. 5 running
back,Vernon Hargreaves III Jersey, motivating at least part of his decision to stay away from OTAs.
Jones and Keith Marshall.,Authentic Roberto Aguayo Jersey, Samaje Perine,Authentic Donovan Smith Jersey, Chris Thompson,Authentic Ali Marpet Jersey,The Redskins' roster lists six running backs: Rob Kelley, Mack Brown
a fourth-round rookie,Perine, will battle Kelley for first- and second-down snaps while Thompson takes the third-down duties.
Brown makes the most sense at this stage,If the Redskins keep a fourth back, given his special teams ability.
Jones has no reason to attend workouts before a trade or release,At this point, but Gruden said Wednesday he expected the 6-
foot-2, 232-pound runner to show up to workouts.
" Gruden said,Authentic Vernon Hargreaves III Jersey,Authentic Noah Spence Jersey, via the team's official website. "He's on our roster,Noah Spence Jersey,"I hope so. I expect him to be,Roberto Aguayo Jersey,Donovan Smith Jersey,Ali Marpet Jersey, he's eating up a spot. We
so there's really nothing that we can do. We'd like everybody to be here without a doubt,all know that this is voluntary, but
Jordan Reed is in Miami working out, Trent [Williams] is working out in Oklahoma,at the end of the day, Matt Jones chose not
so we obviously want people to work together and learn together,to be here, but it is voluntary at the end of the day."
Unlike Reed and Williams, Jones isn't in the Redskins' plans. Gruden can expect anything he wants. Jones isn't showing up.
conditional trade offer for a young,The Redskins can hold out hope that someone will give them a low-level, bruising back with
a fumbling problem. Realistically, Washington likely will cut Jones at some point. The question is how far into the summer
it'll wait before pulling the trigger.
