<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl-news-rhamondre-stevenson-travis-etienne-jr-injury-updates-for-patriots-jaguars');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rhamondre Stevenson, Travis Etienne Jr. injury updates for Patriots-Jaguars');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/NFL-news-Rhamondre-Stevenson-Travis-Ettiene-Jr.-injury-updates-for-Patriots-Jaguars.jpg"></figure><h1>Rhamondre Stevenson, Travis Etienne Jr. injury updates for Patriots-Jaguars</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-20T05:45:56-07:00">October 20th, 5:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-20T06:05:07-07:00">October 20th, 6:05am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NFL is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2024-nfl-schedule-release-ranking-the-5-international-games">excited about another regular season game in London</a>. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-vs-jaguars-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-7-2024">The Patriots and Jaguars will face off in the third and final London game</a> of the season. This will be a hugely important game for both sides, though <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-fans-want-jacksonville-leave-doug-pederson-london">the Jaguars feel like they have more to lose</a> than the Patriots. Both teams got some last-minute injury updates before the game.</p><p>Jaguars coach Doug Pederson said that Travis Etienne Jr will not play against the Patriots, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapaport. Etienne Jr. <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1847958907773161897" rel="noopener">has been dealing with a hamstring injury</a> that will force him to miss the game.</p><p>Meanwhile, Patriots coach Jerod Mayo said that Rhamondre Stevenson <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1847961132083847455" rel="noopener">is good to go</a> against the Jaguars, per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.</p><p>“Excited to get him back on the field,” Mayo said about Stevenson.’</p><h2><b>How will this impact the Jaguars and Patriots for final London game of 2024 NFL season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jacksonville-Jaguars-head-coach-Doug-Pederson.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>These injuries updates should have a large impact on the game.</p><p>The Jaguars will be in a tough position without Travis Etienne Jr. He is a dynamic running back who has been the engine of their offense for several seasons now alongside Trevor Lawrence. With Etienne Jr. out of the lineup, Jacksonville will have to rely on Tank Bigsby and D’Ernest Johnson to carry the rock for them on Sunday.</p><p>For the Patriots, having <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-rhamondre-stevenson-expected-play-jaguars-london">Rhamondre Stevenson in the starting lineup is great news</a>. New England will be starting rookie QB Drake Maye for the second week in a row. Maye had an impressive performance in a loss against Houston in Week 6, and he did that without Stevenson. The Patriots gave may practically no running game, as their RBs had 21 carries for only 44 yards.</p><p>The Patriots are certainly hoping that the combination of Stevenson and Maye will help stabilize their offense.</p><p>Both the Jaguars and Patriots enter this game with a 1-5 record. The loser of this game will have a tough flight home to the states with their season hanging in the balance.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rhamondre Stevenson, Travis Etienne Jr. injury updates for Patriots-Jaguars

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/patriots-news-rhamondre-stevenson-expected-play-jaguars-london');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson expected to play vs. Jaguars in London');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Rhamondre-Stevenson-expected-to-play-vs.-Jaguars-in-London.jpg"></figure><h1>Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson expected to play vs. Jaguars in London</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-19T16:22:29-07:00">October 19th, 4:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-19T16:29:28-07:00">October 19th, 4:29pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After opening the 2024 season with a win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 1, the New England Patriots have lost five straight games. New England will head to England to play the Jacksonville Jaguars in London on Sunday. Starting running back <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-rhamondre-stevenson-ruled-out-week-6-injury">Rhamondre Stevenson was ruled out</a> for the Patriots’ Week 6 loss to the Houston Texans. But the fourth-year pro should be back on the field in Week 7.</p><p>New England <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1847763484647227454" rel="noopener">expects</a> Stevenson to play Sunday against the Jaguars, according to Adam Schefter on X. The NFL insider notes that the Patriots opted against elevating a running back from the practice squad for the matchup, a clear indication that the team plans on having Stevenson available.</p><p>Stevenson was forced to miss Week 6 due to a foot injury he picked up in the team’s Week 5 loss to the Miami Dolphins. Antonio Gibson started in his place last Sunday but managed just 19 yards on 13 carries as the Patriots got demolished by the Texans.</p><h2><b>Rhamondre Stevenson is ready to rejoin the Patriots in London</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Rhamondre-Stevenson_6ba117.jpg"><figcaption>Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>On Friday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-rhamondre-stevenson-confident-injury-update-gtd-designation">Stevenson told reporters he felt confident</a> in his ability to suit up for New England’s Week 7 clash with the Jaguars. The RB’s update came just after head coach Jerod Mayo called Stevenson a game-time decision, noting he missed practice on Wednesday and Thursday this week.</p><p>In five games this season, the 26-year-old back has carried the ball 77 times for 356 yards and three touchdowns. He also has 13 receptions for 37 yards. However, he has fumbled four times, turning the ball over twice.</p><p>After losing to the Miami Dolphins in Week 5, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-jacoby-brissett-breaks-silence-on-being-benched-in-favor-of-drake-maye">Patriots decided to bench Jacoby Brissett</a>. Rookie quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-drake-maye-make-1st-nfl-start-texans">Drake Maye made his first start</a> against the Texans in Week 6. New England selected Maye with the third overall pick in the 2024 draft. He’ll take the field alongside Stevenson for the first time against the Jaguars in Week 7.</p><p>The Patriots are currently in last place in the AFC East. Both New England and Jacksonville are looking for their second win of the season Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson expected to play vs. Jaguars in London

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/patriots-news-rhamondre-stevenson-confident-injury-update-gtd-designation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson drops confident injury update despite GTD designation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/0-Rhamondre-Stevenson-drops-confident-injury-update-despite-GTD-designation-0.jpg"></figure><h1>Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson drops confident injury update despite GTD designation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-18T13:23:05-07:00">October 18th, 1:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-18T13:57:24-07:00">October 18th, 1:57pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New England Patriots might have their starting running back return in time for a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-vs-jaguars-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-7-2024">Week 7 London game against the Jacksonville Jaguars</a>. As the team prepares to play in their first overseas game of the year, Rhamondre Stevenson gave the media reason to believe he will be back in the lineup despite Jerod Mayo’s pessimistic statement just hours before.</p><p>Stevenson spoke to the media in London on Friday, predicting that <a href="https://x.com/MikeReiss/status/1847303571274187263" rel="noopener">he will be healthy enough to play</a> on Sunday. The message came right after Mayo called him a game-time decision after the 26-year-old missed the team’s Wednesday and Thursday practice sessions.</p><p>“I’m feeling good right now,” Stevenson said, via ESPN’s Mike Reiss. “I had to take a couple days off but I’m feeling like I should be ready to play on Sunday.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-rhamondre-stevenson-ruled-out-week-6-injury">Stevenson has not played</a> since the Patriots’ Week 5 game against the Miami Dolphins. He carried the ball 12 times for 89 yards and a touchdown in that contest and avoided a fumble for the first game of the season. He sat out the following week with a foot injury.</p><p>In his Week 6 absence, veteran Antonio Gibson filled in with a spot start and was inefficient with his opportunities. Gibson recorded just 19 rushing yards on his 13 carries with a long of just seven yards against the Houston Texans. Rookie Drake Maye led the team in rushing in his first career start with 38 yards on five totes.</p><h2>Patriots travel to London to take on Jaguars in Week 7</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Rhamondre-Stevenson-2.jpg"><figcaption>Eric Canha-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>For the second straight week, the Jacksonville Jaguars will play in London as they welcome the Patriots in England. The Jaguars will be the away team by technicality but maintain the travel advantage over New England with the Patriots forced to make the trip midweek.</p><p>Whether Stevenson takes the field or not, the Patriots will likely look to attack the Jaguars through the air more than on the ground. Jacksonville’s defense has been notoriously poor against the pass and New England is coming off its best passing game of the year in Week 6 when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-drake-maye-beats-jacoby-brissett-first-start">Maye took over for the struggling Jacoby Brissett</a>.</p><p>In his first start, Maye threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns against the Texans in a 41-21 loss. He added two interceptions and a fumble but led the team to its highest-scoring performance of the young season despite falling to 1-5.</p><p>Jacksonville owns an identical 1-5 record that includes a 35-16 loss to the Chicago Bears in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.  The Jaguars’ offense continued to struggle in the defeat, particularly on the ground, as Trevor Etienne picked up an injury early in the contest and D’Ernest Johnson led the way with just 28 rushing yards.</p><p>While still in London, the Week 7 Europe game will move to the Wembley Stadium.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson drops confident injury update despite GTD designation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/patriots-news-rhamondre-stevenson-gets-demotion-amid-fumble-issues');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson gets demotion amid fumble issues');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Patriots-news-Rhamondre-Stevenson-gets-demotion-amid-fumble-issues.jpg"></figure><h1>Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson gets demotion amid fumble issues</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-04T19:04:36-07:00">October 4th, 7:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-04T19:04:36-07:00">October 4th, 7:04pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After watching <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-rhamondre-stevenson-disappointed-take-fumbling-issues">Rhamondre Stevenson fumbling the ball four times</a> in as many weeks for the New England Patriots in 2024, <i>something</i> had to change in order to keep Jarod Mayo’s team in a few more of their games moving forward, but what?</p><p>Well, on a media appearance Friday night, Mayo gave fans their answer, letting them know that after four straight weeks coughing the ball up, Stevenson <a href="https://africa.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41613200/patriots-stevenson-plagued-fumbles-start-vs-dolphins" rel="noopener">would not be starting</a> for the team in Week 5 against the Miami Dolphins.</p><p>“Had a conversation with Rhamondre and he won’t be starting … I’ll be upfront and transparent. But he will play. And he understands he has to protect the football going forward,” Mayo revealed via ESPN.</p><p>“We can’t preach ‘ball security is job security’ and still have him out there the majority of the time,” Mayo said. “I think it sends a stronger message to the players that there are certain things that we just can’t do to win — especially with the team we have today.”</p><p>Facing off against a Miami Dolphins team that is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tyler-huntley-honest-on-botching-tyreek-hill-td" rel="noopener">noticeably less effective with Tyler Huntley under center</a> than Tua Tagovailoa, the Patriots have a serious chance to make up some ground in the AFC East with a win over Mike McDaniel and company in Week 5. If giving Antonio Gibson the nod and the plurality of the carries in Week 5 proves enough of a difference-maker to get a few more points on the board instead of a few more turnovers on the stat sheet, then who knows, maybe the change will prove permanent moving forward.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Antonio-Gibson-catching-a-pass-for-the-Patriots.jpg"><figcaption>Eric Canha-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Antonio Gibson has played well for the Patriots in 2024 </b></h2><p>Originally drafted by the Washington Football Team – remember them? – in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft, Gibson had an up-and-down season in the Nation’s capital. He looked like a true star as a rookie and a sophomore in 2020-21, then fell off in 2022 and 2023 due to the emergence of Brian Robinson Jr. as a true RB1, and ultimately landed in New England this offseason on a <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GibsAn00.htm" rel="noopener">three-year, $11.25 million contract</a> in the hopes of replacing Ezekiel Elliott behind Stevenson.</p><p>Through his first four games in the red, silver, and blue, Gibson has looked great, averaging a career-high 5.3 yards per attempt on 29 runs – 155 yards overall – and has supplemented his efforts with 82 receiving yards on seven catches versus eight targets. And best of all, he hasn’t fumbled the ball once, despite coughing it up 12 times in Washington over four seasons.</p><p>Can Gibson be the answer at running back for the Patriots in 2024? Maybe yes, maybe no, but his likely insertion into the starting lineup has just as much to do with his own effectiveness on the field as Stevenson’s issues.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson gets demotion amid fumble issues

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/patriots-news-rhamondre-stevenson-disappointed-take-fumbling-issues');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson ‘disappointed’ by fumbling issues');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Rhamondre-Stevensons-disappointed-take-on-fumbling-issues.jpg"></figure><h1>Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson ‘disappointed’ by fumbling issues</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-02T16:47:28-07:00">October 2nd, 4:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-02T18:57:21-07:00">October 2nd, 6:57pm</time><address><a>Conor Roche</a>Conor Roche is a sports journalist that has covered Boston sports for a few years and has worked on the Patriots beat since the 2022 season.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New England Patriots running back <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-rhamondre-stevenson-fumblitis-danger-benching">Rhamondre Stevenson isn’t thrilled with his recent fumble streak</a>, to say the least.</p><p>Stevenson, who has fumbled in each of the first four games to start the season, <a href="https://x.com/MikeReiss/status/1841543404783579447" rel="noopener">expressed some disappointment</a> in himself amid the fumble streak.</p><p>“I’m super tough on myself. I’m more disappointed in myself than anyone could ever be,” Stevenson told reporters on Wednesday (h/t Mike Reiss of ESPN)</p><p>“It’s very simple – I just have to hold on to the ball and have that mentality to come up with the ball every time. It’s my job to do that and I haven’t been doing it well.”</p><p>While Stevenson has fumbled in all four games, it started to become an issue over the last two games. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-rhamondre-stevensons-blunt-5-word-reaction-fumble-in-jets-loss">The Patriots were able to recover the two fumbles</a> Stevenson had in the first two games, so no harm, no foul. He also rushed for 120 yards in Week 1 and 81 yards in Week 2, with the fumbles in each game coming in the second half.</p><p>Unlike the first two games, the Patriots weren’t able to recover either of Stevenson’s more recent fumbles. They also came on the first play of each drive, allowing the New York Jets to get an easy three points in their 24-3 win over the Patriots in Week 3 and the same for the San Francisco 49ers in Week 4.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">49ERS BALL <a href="https://t.co/DpxLCnZNCG">pic.twitter.com/DpxLCnZNCG</a></p><p>— 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙎𝙁𝙉𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 (@TheSFNiners) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSFNiners/status/1840490073370009678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2>Jerod Mayo hints that Rhamondre Stevenson benching</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Rhamondre-Stevenson-1.jpg"><figcaption>© Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As Stevenson’s fumbles have become a detriment to the team, Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo wasn’t shy in sharing the team’s possible plans at running back in Week 5.</p><p>“We can’t preach that ball security is job security and still have him out there the majority of the time,” Mayo told reporters on Wednesday. “So, I think it sends a stronger message to the players that there are certain things that we just can’t do to win, especially with the team that we have today.”</p><p>Stevenson’s fumble streak actually dates back to last year, losing a fumble in the final game he played in during the 2023 season. It’s also not the first time fumbles have been a concern with Stevenson during his Patriots tenure. He fumbled on his second touch in his NFL debut in 2021, causing him to be benched for the following three games.</p><p>Now as a veteran and one of the key players on the Patriots, Stevenson acknowledged that he could lose his starting job due to fumbling the ball constantly.</p><p>“It’s the elephant in the room,” Stevenson said. “I dropped the ball four times, so whatever the coaching staff has planned, I’m rocking with it. Go out there and practice hard like I always do, and we’ll get ready for Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
1365.6	56.3	286.8	14.8	18

2024 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
1365.6	56.3	286.8	14.8	18

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