Jones (shoulder) rushed seven times for 24 yards and caught one pass for nine yards in Monday night's loss to the Steelers.
Jones entered Monday's contest coming off a partially separated shoulder suffered during the preseason and was rather ineffective while taking his first contact since the injury. Although the Redskins increasingly needed to pass to try and overcome their second-half deficit, and that resulted in backup Chris Thompson playing more to close the game, Jones' mere seven carries still led the team, as did his 24 rushing yards. However, 12 of those came on one play, and Thompson was rewarded with a one-yard touchdown run to start the fourth quarter. While admittedly few players impressed on Washington's offense Monday, Jones will hope another week to get fully healthy helps his case for an improved Week 2 performance against the Cowboys.