When Jay Gruden took over the Redskins during the 2014 season, the fullback position quickly fell out of favor. Though Darrel Young remained with the team for the 2014 and 2015 seasons, he didn’t see much work at all in his final year, playing just 10 percent of the team’s offensive snaps down from 20 percent the year before.
After that, the position disappeared. While some other players were given a shot to win jobs on the 90-man roster each season, none ever made it to the active roster.
But now, with Ron Rivera in the fold, it’s possible that the fullback could make a triumphant return to D.