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The Washington Commanders will begin their preseason schedule with a road matchup against the New England Patriots. Here are three players to watch Friday night.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt

Croskey-Merritt, also known as "Bill," flashed at several points during the first two weeks of training camp. The seventh-round pick showed impressive vision and quickness in earlier practices, which led to several explosive runs. He's caught his teammates and coaches' eyes, and both offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and Jayden Daniels said they were looking forward to seeing how he would perform against the Patriots.

Croskey-Merritt had a mostly quiet joint practice on Thursday. The quickness

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