RICHMOND — All Matt Jones could do was watch as the Washington Redskins battled in their two most important games of the 2015 season.
Jones, who sustained a hip injury in Week 15, was inactive for the Redskins’ 38-24 victory against the Philadelphia Eagles the next week that clinched the NFC East title and the team’s place in the playoffs. Then he watched again, first the team’s meaningless regular-season finale against the Dallas Cowboys, and more importantly, the Redskins’ 35-18 loss to the Green Bay Packers in the wild-card round of the playoffs.
The fact that Jones, who rushed for 490 yards and three touchdowns, never saw the field for the final three games disappointed the Redskins’ young running back during his rookie season.