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RENTON, Wash. -- With the decision to demote last year's starting running back, Julius Jones, Seattle needed another option.
That option is Justin Forsett. Coach Pete Carroll announced after Monday's practice that Forsett will be the starter at running back Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers.
That doesn't mean, however, that Forsett, a third-year player out of Cal, will carry more of the load than his two backups, Jones and former Jets starter Leon Washington.
There were reports in the blogosphere over the weekend that Jones would be cut, but he's still around. He's just not starting.
"I thought about it through the weekend (and) that's the way we'll go right now, but he might not even carry the ball more than the other guys,'' Carroll said. "He's the guy going out first. This is a competition that is still open. This is not set in stone.
"Somebody has to go out first, and I want Justin to go first. That's all I can tell you right now.''
Forsett and Washington each started one game during the preseason while Jones started twice before he was cut.
During the 2009 season, Jones did most of the starting, but during one stretch where he came down with a chest injury, Forsett made three starts. He had 100-yard games against the Cardinals and the Rams, but in between he was held to just nine yards by the Minnesota Vikings.
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