A pair of New England Patriots running backs are currently under contract for next season.
Dion Lewis is not one of them. Rex Burkhead isn’t, either. And the same goes for core special-teamer Brandon Bolden.
All three are set to become unrestricted free agents when the new league year begins at 4 p.m. ET on March 14. Perhaps one will be back before then. Or, maybe two will in the days that follow. But that’d likely mean another member of the committee who’s scheduled to be back, won’t.
Mike Gillislee is the one whose release would leave New England with zero dead money, a gross savings north of $2.