The signing of Brown likely means the Patriots no longer have interest in Starks. The choice of Brown over Starks shows how little they think of Starks.
On paper, the only thing Brown has going for him is he’s a year younger than Starks. Brown has never been a No. 1 back and averaged a very meager 3.1 yards per carry in his two-year stint in San Diego.
The guy only scored one touchdown in those two seasons as well, despite starting five contests and playing fairly regularly.
In other words, you could say Donald Brown is a below-average NFL running back and you wouldn’t get much argument from anyone other than Donald Brown and Donald Brown’s mother.