The running game of the Washington Redskins was in good hands in 2007

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,General Redskins Talk by admin on Tuesday 29 January 2008 at 1:27 pm

The backup running back of the Redskins (Ladell Betts) could start on about half of the teams in the NFL which shows what kind of depth the team had at that position.  Clinton Portis was the main man for the Redskins in the running game in 2007.  Portis played in all 16 games (16 starts) and he carried the ball 325 times for 1,262 yards (3.9 ypc) with 11 TD runs.  He also caught 47 passes for 389 yards (8.3 avg).  Portis has now played in 84 games (79 starts) in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 1,710 times for 7,715 yards (4.5 ypc) with 63 TD runs.  He also has caught 205 passes for 1,688 yards (8.2 avg) with 4 TD grabs.

Ladell Betts played in all 16 games (0 starts) last season for the Redskins and he carried the ball 93 times for 335 yards (3.6 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He also has caught 21 passes for 174 yards (8.3 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Betts has now played in 80 games (11 starts) in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 659 times for 2,760 yards (4.2 ypc) with 10 TD runs.  He also has caught 126 passes for 1,126 yards (8.9 avg) with 3 TD grabs.

Fullback Mike Sellers did a good job of blocking last season for the Skins.  He played in 14 games (12 starts) in 2007 and he carried the ball 26 times for 78 yards (3.0 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  He also caught 17 passes for 117 yards (6.9 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Sellers has now played in 115 games (41 starts) in his NFL career and he’s carried the ball 40 times for 132 yards (3.3 ypc) with 3 TD runs.  He also has caught 73 passes for 582 yards (8.0 avg) with 15 TD grabs.

Rock Cartwright does most of his damage on kickoff returns.  He played in 15 games (0) starts last season and he carried the ball 2 times for 0 yards (0.0 ypc).  Cartwright has now played in 91 games (3 starts) in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 146 times for 647 yards (4.4 ypc) with 6 TD runs.  He also has caught 31 passes for 320 yards (10.3 avg) with 1 TD grab.

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