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The New England Patriots fell to 1-3 with their 30-13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, and it’s time to make some changes. Not at the quarterback position just yet, but at running back. When the team hosts the Miami Dolphins for its Week 5 matchup on Sunday, Rhamondre Stevenson will not be the team’s starting running back, head coach Jerod Mayo told Patriots All-Access. This comes mere days after Mayo told reporters that such a change was “definitely under consideration.” Veteran Antonio Gibson is the likely candidate to start.
“I had a conversation with Rhamondre and, quite frankly, this week he won’t be starting,” Mayo told host Scott Zolak. “I’ll be upfront and very transparent. But he will play. And he understands that he has to protect the football going forward. It’s a mentality at this point, it’s an awareness at this point, and really not much more to do with technique or anything like that. You’re a target on a week-after-week basis as soon as you show that you’re going to put the ball on the ground.”
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Author : Jordan Dajani
Publish date : 2024-10-05 00:37:56
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