FOXBORO, MASS. — Rhamondre Stevenson currently is going through what so many young Patriots running backs have endured over the years.
But the promising rookie has a willing — and capable — mentor in James White.
Stevenson excelled during training camp and the preseason, to the point he made Sony Michel expendable and earned a top backup role in Week 1 — a rarity for a rookie Patriots running back. But the fourth-round pick struggled in his debut, committing one fumble and blowing multiple blocks before landing on the bench.
Consequently, Stevenson was inactive last Sunday against the New York Jets, with Sophomore J.