Peterson unofficially made the team in less than a half of action during Washington’s otherwise listless 29-17 exhibition loss to the Denver Broncos. [Adrian Peterson is lone bright spot in Redskins’ 29-17 preseason loss to Broncos]When asked this week if he was competing for the starting job, Peterson said: “Without a doubt. If Peterson buys in, Gruden can be clever in devising a way to keep Peterson feeling active in a running back-by-committee approach without becoming predictable. 1, you have to set a great example for the young guys and to be good teammates, good leaders, not based on vocal leaders but leaders by example. The team was fine going with young running backs until the injury bug ruined those plans.

Source: Washington Post August 25, 2018 02:59 UTC