The-Hammer

Patriots continue to look to add depth

Never finished trying to upgrade its roster, New England is at it again. As usual.

This time it is tinkering with the idea of adding a running back that could provide valuable depth, if not spirited competition.

Last week, New England very quietly hosted a visit -– and no team can do things as quietly as the Patriots -- with former Lions running back Kevin Jones, whom Detroit released in March.

Jones appears to be a couple of months away from recovering from the torn anterior cruciate ligament he suffered late last season, but he is far enough along that the Patriots brought him in for a look.

Some teams think Jones will be able to contribute in training camp, others wonder if he will miss the start of the season due to his knee injury.

But at this time last year, the prevailing thought was that Jones would open the season on the Physically Unable to Perform list with his foot injury. However, Jones made enough progress that he was not added to the list and he spent the season on Detroit’s roster.

Jones is said to be further along from his knee injury than he was at this time last year from his foot injury. Still, with teams allowed to bring only 80 players to camp, and with each team struggling to find roster space, teams such as the Patriots could wait to sign a player such as Jones.

Yet at some point, someone will. His talents simply are too alluring. At one time, earlier in his career, it looked as if the 5-foot-11, 228-pound Jones would become a star.

During his rookie year, Jones led the Lions with 1,133 rushing yards while scoring five touchdowns. But foot and knee injuries slowed him down during his next three seasons in Detroit and contributed to his release in March. Now, after four seasons in the NFL, Jones’ career is at something of a crossroads.

But at this time of year, available players have questions about them. Yet the interested teams have needs.


Wouldn't change that much, but he could be a good backup RB. Frankly he would be better then Alexander, and it's not like we would need him, because we got Maroney Morris and Faulk ahead of him, so he would just be used to keep them fresh.

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