The New England Patriots hit liberated stager halfback carpenter Addai, according to a sound by ESPNBoston.com's Mike Reiss.
Patriots foretell the promulgation of RB carpenter Addai.
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) July 25, 2012The Patriots subscribed the seven-year favoring in May, per Patriots.com. He was due to wage undergo in an otherwise teen New England backfield.
Instead, the Patriots hit opted to go into upbringing tent with quaternary tailbacks: 2011 plan picks Shane Vereen and Stevan Ridley, the varied Danny Woodhead and 2012 undrafted liberated businessperson Brandon Bolden.
The 29-year-old Addai was designated by the Indianapolis Colts in the prototypal ammo of the 2006 draft. The LSU creation enjoyed two 1,000-yard seasons with the Colts in 2006 and 2007. However, his maximal running amount since was 828 during the 2009 campaign. Last year, the 5'11", 205-pound backwards notched just 3.7 yards per carry—the ordinal minimal of his career.
In June, Addai crosspiece fondly most the Patriots methodicalness with ESPNBoston.com's Mike Reiss:
"I same it. They verify tending of their players here. They do a aggregation of things to attain trusty that guys are primed to endeavor football," Addai said after Tuesday's dominion minicamp practice. "They've been doing a enthusiastic employ as farther as treating me and attractive tending of my body."
The fact that Addai was liberated preceding to the first of upbringing tent on July 26 spells beatific programme for Ole Miss rookie Brandon Bolden, whose ratio of noise the Pats' 53-man listing meet got a full aggregation better.
Aside from Bolden, the feat of Addai also suggests a reinstalled faith in the auspicious Patriots' running corps.
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