maineman209
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After the first report of Lewis keeping options open. It seemed pretty obvious he was gone. This seems to confirm it.
This is his best chance to earn a nice deal in his career. So I hope he gets all the money he can. But the patriots aren’t going to pay top dollar for an oft injured running back.
If we resign anyone, Burkhead can likely be brought back for shorter money. Plus their are many other options via FA and the Draft.
I am a lot more worried about our D and I think our RB core will be solid. I wouldn’t be shocked if we see two backs taken in the draft. Similar to when we took Vareen and Ridley.
Since this "report" undoubtedly originated with Lewis' own agent, I'm not sure it confirms much of anything.
The contract that Chris Ivory just signed with the Bills may be a comp for Burkhead:
Ivory (age 30) .. 2017 season (11 games):
- 557 yds from scrimmage, 382 rushing/175 receiving
- 2 TDs, 2 fumbles
... 2 yrs/$6M
Burkhead (age 28) .. 2017 season (10 games):
- 518 yds from scrimmage, 264 rushing/254 receiving
- 8 TDs, 1 fumble
... ? yrs/$??M
As was discussed earlier, it's been seven years since BB drafted Vereen and Ridley. The only drafted RB since was White in 2014. All the other RBs that have been signed had prior NFL experience, which I believe BB prefers to rookies.