FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Time to update those way-too-early 53-man New England Patriots roster projections to include running back Jeremy Hill.
That was one of the bigger takeaways from the team’s 26-17 victory over the Washington Redskins at Gillette Stadium, a game in which the Patriots’ top units (minus Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, Devin McCourty and a few others) showed they have a long way to go before the Sept. 9 season-opener.
Hill, who signed a modest one-year free-agent contract in the offseason after spending the first four years of his career with the Cincinnati Bengals, was one of the best players on the field and clearly helped himself in the competition with Mike Gillislee to become the team’s power option.