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Jay Gruden Says Redskins Running Game 'Will Probably Go Through' Derrius Guice

The stock is way up for Washington Redskins running back Derrius Guice.

The 2018 second-round pick missed all last season due to a torn ACL, but the coaching staff is ready to let him loose in 2019.

"We drafted him for a reason," head coach Jay Gruden said Monday, per Adam Caplan of SiriusXM. "We feel like he can be a first-, second- and even a third-down back, if needed. I think the offense, carries wise, will probably go through him, pretty much."

Gruden also noted that Guice's play was a reason the team felt comfortable releasing Samaje Perine, via George Wallace of WTOP.