CINCINNATI -- Former Cincinnati Bengals running back Rex Burkhead will sign with the Patriots, the team announced Tuesday.
Burkhead was a core special teams player but was ultimately buried on the depth chart behind Giovani Bernard and Jeremy Hill. He did not start his first game until his fourth and final season in Cincinnati.
Burkhead took on a more significant role in the final six games of the season after Bernard tore his ACL. He averaged 4.6 yards per carry, the highest among Cincinnati's running backs, carrying the ball 74 times for 344 yards and two touchdowns.