When Dion Lewis signed a four-year, $23 million free agency contract with the Tennessee Titans, the New England Patriots lost their number one running back of the 2017 season. How the team will replace Lewis' production remains to be seen but the belief is that it will take a group effort from the players currently part of the position depth chart – a depth chart that might soon add another player.
According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Patriots are hosting free agent running back Orleans Darkwa on a free agency visit today:
The #Patriots are taking a look at one of the sleepers of the free agent class: #Giants RB Orleans Darkwa is visiting New England today, source said.