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Falling behind Darrel Williams Darrel Williams appears to be ahead of Washington for the backup running back role in Kansas City, Nate Taylor of The Athletic reports.

Impact Early reports from KC camp pegged Washington as the favorite for the No. 2 spot, but it now seems Williams has been getting more first-team reps and taking full advantage of the opportunity. Williams also has the benefit of his experience with the Chiefs in 2018 and 2019, though he was a healthy scratch or on injured reserve for much of that time, limited to 72 touches in 18 regular-season games. It looks like Washington's path to mainstream fantasy relevance requires an injury to Clyde Edwards-Helaire, and even then it might be Williams taking the lead in the KC backfield.

AUGUST 28, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Could share work with rookie Washington could split snaps with Clyde Edwards-Helaire early in the season, Nate Taylor of The Athletic reports.

Impact Damien Williams' opt out leaves Edwards-Helaire as the presumed leader of the Kansas City backfield, but that doesn't necessarily mean the rookie will get huge workloads right out of the gate. Of course, Washington also faces the challenge of learning a new playbook without much time on a practice field before Week 1, while Darrel Williams and Darwin Thompson already have experience in Andy Reid's offense. There's not much upside for the other running backs if Edwards-Helaire stays healthy, but a strong showing at training camp could at least give Washington a part-time Week 1 role and put him one injury away from much bigger things. He had a similar role behind Josh Jacobs in Oakland last season, taking 54 carries in three starts and 54 carries in his other 13 games combined.

AUGUST 9, 2020 • ROTOWIRE