Maurice Jones-Drew Signing with Oakland Is Bad News for Darren McFadden

March 28, 2014   ·   Jeremy Fuchs   ·   Jump to comments


The Oakland Raiders signed running back Maurice Jones-Drew to a three-year deal, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Jones-Drew told the official Raiders Twitter account that his main goal is winning:
Whether or not the Raiders will post a winning record remains to be seen. But one thing is incredibly clear—the signing of MJD is very bad news for Darren McFadden.
McFadden did re-sign with the Raiders this offseason, presumably to be their starting running back again:
But the Raiders clearly don't have too much confidence in McFadden. If they did, they would not have signed Jones-Drew.
And on the one hand, that makes sense. MJD, despite the fact he has battled injuries, is a better runner than McFadden. Last season, MJD rushed for 803 yards on 234 carries for five touchdowns. McFadden, in only 10 games, rushed for 379 yards.
Let's be frank—the Raiders did not sign MJD to be a backup. The Raiders still seem to operate as if they complete th...

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