At 25, Chris Thompson is the self-described “old guy” in the Redskins’ running backs group, a designation he assumed with the departures of Alfred Morris and Darrel Young in the offseason. But, as many of the team’s young backs will attest, Thompson didn’t gain that title by default.
Carrying with him the knowledge and temperament he learned from Morris and Young over the last couple years, Thompson has entered training camp and his fourth year in the league more comfortable and capable taking on responsibilities of a role model.