The New England Patriots may be rubbing their lucky rabbit's foot in hopes that their two starting defensive ends—Chandler Jones and Rob Ninkovich—will be available for the full breadth of the 16-game regular-season schedule, as well as however many games the Patriots play in the postseason.
But like R.E. Shay said, "Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit."
The rabbit's foot was not on the Patriots' side last year, when Jones missed six games due to a hip injury. They were fortunate enough that another capable pass-rusher, Akeem Ayers, was available via trade.