Last year, New England signed running back Mike Gillislee to a two-year, $6.4 million contract and sent a fifth-round draft pick to Buffalo to acquire him as a restricted free agent. This year, Gillislee is in danger of not making the Patriots’ roster.
The Patriots are likely to keep four or five running backs, and three of them — Rex Burkhead, James White and first-round draft pick Sony Michel — are locks. Gillislee, Jeremy Hill, Brandon Bolden and undrafted free agent Ralph Webb will all be competing to make the roster, according to Mike Reiss of ESPN.