Things looked bleak in Foxborough after James White suffered a season-ending hip injury in Week 3 against the New Orleans Saints.
Rhamondre Stevenson hadn’t yet hit his emergence and Brandon Bolden wasn’t viewed as a viable option to replace White. Damien Harris was the lead back, and executed his job, but he wasn’t enough to carry an offense that was supposed to be run-heavy. Mac Jones needed support from his rushing attack to help control the pace and slow things down in the pocket.
Fast-forward to the present — Harris and Stevenson turned out to be an incredible duo and Bolden seamlessly took over the third-down back role. The Patriots finished the year as the No. 8 team in rushing yards (2,151) and they accumulated 24 rushing touchdowns.
So, with White entering unrestricted free agency at the age of 30 — where does that leave him?
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