Robert Kelley has earned his way up the Washington Redskins’ depth chart over the last few months. Now it appears his hard work will result in a starter’s workload.
During his press conference on Thursday, Redskins head coach Jay Gruden said Kelley is the team’s first-string running back for the game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
“When we start the game it’ll be Robert and then we’ll go from there and we’ll decide the rest of the group later on,” Gruden said. “And then Chris Thompson obviously is penciled in as the third-down guy and No.