FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Is he a running back or a wide receiver? That question followed rookie D.J. Foster into the NFL as an undrafted rookie with the New England Patriots, and it's something that still hasn't been decisively answered.
"That's kind of what D.J. was at Arizona State; he was some running back, he was some slot receiver," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said, adding that Foster is a "smart kid" who also had been utilized as a returner.
"He has all of those skills. He can run receiver routes, he can catch the ball, he can carry the ball, he can run inside runs.