Hue Jackson: 'McFadden still a favourite player'

Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson has revealed that he still has an affinity for Oakland Raiders running back Darren McFadden.

Jackson was promoted to his coordinator role last week after Jay Gruden left for the Washington Redskins and after previously working with the back at the Raiders, he still feels that he has a lot of talent despite a down year.

"You guys know how I feel about Darren McFadden; he's still one of my favourite players," Jackson told 95.7 The Game.

"What a tremendous talent. But I really like my little guy Gio [Bernard]. He had a real good season. But I don't think you can ever have too many good backs."

McFadden ran for 379 yards in 114 carries in the 2013 season along with five touchdowns.