The Raiders gave their first-quarter carries to rookie Mike Washington Jr. against the Jets, as Trey Zuhn III started at right guard and Jermod McCoy got playing time.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Raiders appear to be delivering a message to Ashton Jeanty through his playing time. After the running back questioned the willingness of some Jets defenders to tackle earlier this week, the Silver and Black opened Sunday’s game by giving Mike Washington the first seven h…
Whatever went into the decision, the disparity was impossible to ignore. Ashton Jeanty carried the ball twice for nine yards in the Raiders’ win over the Jets on Sunday. Mike Washington Jr. got 25 carries for 83 yards. That is more than a change of pace. That is a change in the pecking order, at...