“We anticipate Alfred being here for awhile, knock on wood hopefully,” said Gruden. “Alfred’s not the big name guy sometimes, I guess because you have DeSean and then Robert gets a lot of publicity, but Alfred just goes about his business every day.
“He’s been excellent with blitz pick-ups, catching the ball out of the backfield so much better, and doesn’t say a peep. He just comes to work every day. You love to have guys like that. At the running back position, that’s pretty rare for a running back to not complain about not getting the ball. You know, sometimes he probably should.
“I just love what Alfred is all about, on and off the field and very happy to have him.”
In his first three seasons in the league, Morris has rushed for 3,962 yards and 28 touchdowns,
As Gruden said, Scot McCloughan believes there’s much more to Morris than just his production on the field.
"I think we’re very lucky to have a guy like Alfred Morris," said McCloughan. "Not just the player on the field but also the person that he is in the building. He’s one of those guys that everyday he’s got a smile on his face.
"He goes out there and works his tail off and no matter what, produces. We’re talking, you know. We’d love for him to be a Redskin for the rest of his life, career … It takes some time but, yeah, the whole organization respects Alfred very much."