A hip injury ended the fifth-year veteran’s 2015 season in December, after gaining 703 yards in 12 games with six starts.
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Blount is one of the most powerful running backs in the NFL.
Running back LeGarrette Blount re-signed with the Patriots on a one-year deal this morning, extending a relationship that has been fruitful for both sides since 2013.
Blount, 29, has gained 1,756 yards and 16 touchdowns on 378 carries in 33 regular-season games with the Patriots. He gained 281 yards in the final five games and helped New England win the Super Bowl that year. The 6-foot, 250-pound Blount is a strong inside runner with deceptive breakaway speed.
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He joins a backfield that includes Dion Lewis (coming off a torn ACL), James White, Brandon Bolden, Joey Iosefa and free agent signee Donald Brown. Re-signing Blount shouldn’t preclude the Patriots from drafting or signing another running back.
