Patriots to sign rookie RB Sony Michel
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The Patriots have agreed to terms with rookie running back Sony Michel, per Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (via Twitter). New England selected Michel with the No. 31 overall pick in this year’s draft, and once the Georgia product puts pen to paper, the Pats willPatriots to sign rookie RB Sony Michel
The Patriots have agreed to terms with rookie running back Sony Michel, per Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (via Twitter). New England selected Michel with the No. 31 overall pick in this year’s draft, and once the Georgia product puts pen to paper, the Pats will have signed their entire 2018 draft class. Michel may have been outcarried by Nick Chubb during his last two seasons on campus, but he still got plenty of touches and was pretty dynamic with the ball in his hands. In 2017, Michel rushed for 1,227 yards on a whopping 7.9 yards per carry (to go along with 16 TDs), and he was taken four picks higher than Chubb in the draft. Although it is notoriously difficult to project how New England will distribute touches among its running backs, Michel is likely to get more carries than anyone else on the roster. Indeed, as Rapoport tweets, the Patriots rarely select an RB in the first round, and they clearly have big plans for Michel.Michel will lead a group that also includes Rex Burkhead and James White, though the run Read more