New York Giants running back Rashad Jennings, still battling a knee injury, did not accompany the team to Seattle for Sunday’s game with the Seahawks.
Injured New York Giants running back Rashad Jennings did not make the cross-country trip with the team for Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks.
According to Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News, via Twitter:
RB Rashad Jennings (knee) is not travelling with the Giants to Seattle. So he is out for Sunday's game against the Seahawks.
— Ralph Vacchiano (@RalphVacchiano) November 8, 2014
Jennings was listed as doubtful on Friday’s injury report after sitting out practice on Wednesday and only practicing on a limited basis Thursday and Friday.
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Jennings hasn’t played since injuring his knee against the Atlanta Falcons on Oct. 5.
He was off to a fast start, with 396 yards on the ground through five games, including a career-high 176 yards and 34 carries in a win over the Houston Texans on Sept. 21.
His average of 79.2 yards per game ranks fourth in the NFL.
He signed with the Giants as a free agent last spring after spending one year with the Oakland Raiders. He led the Raiders with 733 yards and six rushing touchdowns last season, starting eight games.
A seventh-round pick out of Liberty in 2009, Jennings spent the first four seasons of his career with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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