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What Are the Patriots' Remaining Options at Running Back?

For the New England Patriots, perhaps the biggest surprise to come out of the 2016 NFL draft was the team's failure to add a running back.

But was it a failure? Or was it a decision? With seven running backs already on the roster, it's not a reach to imagine that Patriots head coach Bill Belichick feels the numbers at the position are already strong enough.

But now, as the defending AFC East champions head into their first practices of the spring, they'll be starting off the 2016 calendar year with two running backs atop their depth chart who both finished the 2015 season on injured reserve.