{"id":34111,"date":"2020-12-30T17:06:57","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T22:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=34111"},"modified":"2020-12-30T17:12:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T22:12:02","slug":"icymi-brandon-bolden-announces-intention-to-play-for-patriots-next-season-following-2020-opt-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2020\/12\/30\/icymi-brandon-bolden-announces-intention-to-play-for-patriots-next-season-following-2020-opt-out\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: Brandon Bolden Announces Intention To Play For Patriots Next Season Following 2020 Opt-Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\" title=\"New England Patriots at PatsFans.com\"><strong>New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a> running back and special teams member Brandon Bolden will be back playing for the team in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Bolden tweeted out his announcement on Tuesday, stating &#8220;For everyone asking, (expletive) yea I\u2019ll be back&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BB_HulkSmash\/status\/1344088290891325440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E134408829089132<\/p>\n<p>An undrafted free agent signing by the Patriots out of the University of Mississippi in 2012,\u00a0 Bolden has spent seven of his eight seasons in New England, winning two Super Bowls. 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