The New England Patriots have a lot of work to do this offseason, but one position group that hasn’t been talked about frequently is the running back corps.
New England currently has Sony Michel, Damien Harris, J.J. Taylor and Brandon Bolden signed this season and James White is a free agent. Based off the results last season, this group may not be strong enough to carry a team to the playoffs with Cam Newton potentially at the helm.
According to a report from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Patriots and New York Jets are teams who are actively seeking running backs. Here’s what Pelissero said.
“The attention now turns to Seattle’s Chris Carson, Arizona’s Kenyan Drake and (Aaron Jones’s) teammate, Jamaal Williams, who I can tell you is also going to have a strong market in free agency. Expect the Jets and the Patriots to be among the teams active in looking for running back help in the coming days.”
The #Packers opted not to franchise tag Aaron Jones, but his new deal will pay him a little more than the cost of two tags over the next two years, as the RB market now turns to Chris Carson, Kenyan Drake and Jones' teammate, Jamaal Williams. @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/Dmf1VHpwFR
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 15, 2021
Free agency officially begins Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET and the Patriots have the third-most cap space to work with.
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