Handoff, 37. Handoff, 37. Handoff, 37.
Those were NESN.com’s notes on the first three snaps of New England Patriots padded 11-on-11 drills in training camp this summer as quarterback Jarrett Stidham kept feeding the rock to Damien Harris.
One year after being buried on the Patriots’ running back depth chart, Harris, a second-year pro, is taking on a much heavier workload this summer as he battles for a starting job.
As recently as last month, it appeared Harris would be scrounging for snaps for the second straight year, but then Sony Michel underwent foot surgery and began the summer on the physically unable to perform list, running back Brandon Bolden elected to opt-out for the 2020 NFL season over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and the Patriots signed Lamar Miller, but he too started camp on the PUP list.