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Rookie running back Mike Washington Jr. got the start instead of injured Ashton Jeanty. He got five carries for 20 yards on the first series. He got three more carries for 29 yards on the second drive. Washington looked good.

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Washington Jr. starts for injured Jeanty; shows promise with 49 yards on eight carries.

Rookie running back Mike Washington Jr. got the start in place of injured Ashton Jeanty and looked good in limited action. He carried five times for 20 yards on the first series and three more times for 29 yards on the second drive. The source notes it was risky to give any back that many carries with Jeanty's status for the opener uncertain.