Let’s just dive right in.
Myth: “The Patriots signed Dion Lewis off the couch when no one else would.”
Reality: After being saddled behind star bell cow LeSean McCoy for his first two years and then being swept up in Chip Kelly’s house cleaning following Andy Reid’s four-win 2012 season, Lewis broke his fibula after signing on with the Browns in 2013. Naturally, after a 4-12 season in 2013, the Browns fired first-year head coach Rob Chudzinski and GM Michael Lombardi.