FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – When New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick sums up what it’s been like to work with fifth-year running back Jeremy Hill, he shares a positive outlook.
"He’s done a lot of good things to this point, had a good spring and summer," Belichick said of the former Cincinnati Bengal. “He certainly adapted quickly."
So quickly that it ultimately made veteran Mike Gillislee, who had opened 2017 as the team’s No. 1 running back, expendable.
“He’s a smart guy and he has experience in this league, so he understands defenses and run reads and things like that.