NBC Sports Rotoworld on Samaje Perine

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Samaje Perine was treated like a starter once again. He is obviously comfortably behind Chase Brown on the depth chart, but it's clear Perine is the next man up. Perine was on the field for 40 percent of the Bengals' offensive snaps from Week 13 onward last year, so this shouldn't come as much of a surprise.
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Perine locked in as Bengals' RB2; 40% snap share from Week 13 last year.

Treated like a starter once again in preseason Week 3; comfortably behind Chase Brown on the depth chart but clearly the next man up. Perine was on the field for 40 percent of the Bengals' offensive snaps from Week 13 onward last year, establishing him as a reliable backup with standalone value if Brown misses time.

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