Matt Jones Voted FedEx Ground Player Of The Week

Fresh off a 123-yard, two-touchdown performance last Sunday against the St. Louis Rams, rookie running back Matt Jones on Thursday was named the FedEx Ground Player of the Week.It's official -- Washington Redskins rookie running back Matt Jones has been voted the winner of the FedEx Ground Player of the Week honors.

Jones, who ran for 123 yards and two touchdowns in last Sunday’s 24-10 victory over the St. Louis Rams at FedExField, was competing with former NFL MVP Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings and Giovanni Bernard of the Cincinnati Bengals.

But it was the rookie, not the veterans, who caught a lot of attention last week between bruising runs up the middle and even a little bit of…