Patriots sign running back Dion Lewis to extension

He’s a well-conditioned player.

The Patriots have been famous for combining running backs with different skill sets, and last season, it was Shane Vereen and Stevan Ridley. We can use him as a kickoff returner; Danny (Amendola) has done a good job there for us, too. “He’s shown value on all three downs on offense”. He does a good job of learning. “He’s done a good job of learning a lot of different spots, a lot of different adjustments, blitz pickups and so forth in the passing game”. He’s picked things up well. He works hard. He’s tough. He’s here every day, ” said Belichick. When asked if he ate any cake or anything.

“I don’t got time to think about that right now. You love to coach guys like that”. Bill Belichick ensured the shifty back will be around for several more years. Through 3 weeks, Lewis is leading the Patriots in carries (30), rush yards (146), he’s scored 2 rushing touchdowns and added 15 receptions for 179 yards. In Week 2 against the Eagles, DeMarco Murray and Darren Sproles gashed the Cowboys pass defense for a combined nine catches for 76 yards.

Dion Lewis is pigeonholed as a third-down running back because of his small stature, but he’s proven to be much more in his short time with the New England Patriots. Good change of direction.

“If Lewis wanted to bank on himself and kind of hit a bigger payday then you can’t really blame him because he’s a guy whose had a hard run of it for four-plus years in the National Football League”, said Jeff Howe on Arbella Early Edition. He has fumbled, so he could always fall back in the doghouse, but for now he’s been a find for them.