<!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/new-england-patriots/patriots-mike-vrabel-puts-rhamondre-stevenson-on-blast-for-premature-celebrations');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Mike Vrabel puts Rhamondre Stevenson on blast for premature celebrations');   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/2025/10/1-1.jpg"><figcaption>Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Patriots’ Mike Vrabel puts Rhamondre Stevenson on blast for premature celebrations</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-24T14:38:16-07:00">October 24th, 2:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-24T14:38:16-07:00">October 24th, 2:38pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/browns-vs-patriots-bold-predictions-for-2025-nfl-week-8-clash">New England Patriots taking on the Cleveland Browns</a> in a Week 8 matchup this upcoming Sunday, there is no doubt a standard being built by head coach Mike Vrabel. After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-mike-vrabel-chants-take-over-nissan-stadium-titans-demolition">Vrabel led the Patriots to beat the Tennessee Titans</a>, his former team, he would call out running back Rhamondre Stevenson recently while watching film.</p><p>Subsequently, in the third quarter, Stevenson would score a four-yard touchdown that was part of a productive game for the veteran running back, who carried the ball 18 times for 88 yards to go along with the score. However, Vrabel would look at the play again during a YouTube video from the team themselves covering the Tennessee win, and called out Stevenson <a href="https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1981824927725740117" rel="noopener">for not having full control of the ball.</a></p><p>“What we can’t do is we can’t do this,” Vrabel said as he pointed to Stevenson in the clip. “Like we can’t sit there and be careless with the football. We’re not going to see it anymore. We’re not going to start doing this; we’re not going to start becoming a team that, you know, gives the other team an advantage of whatever may happen. They don’t get in line correctly, we need to score, and we need to make sure that we’re securing the football.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Patriots</a> HC Mike Vrabel pointed out that Rhamondre Stevenson started celebrating by sticking out the ball before crossing the goal line last week:</p><p>“We can’t sit there and be careless with the ball. … We’re not gonna see it anymore.”</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/Patriots?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Patriots</a> YT) <a href="https://t.co/2r9rb396HT">pic.twitter.com/2r9rb396HT</a></p><p>— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1981824927725740117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Patriots’ Mike Vrabel on the running back room</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/full_3f53e1.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Konezny-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While fans and probably <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-mike-vrabel-eases-concerns-treveyon-henderson-fantasy-owners">fantasy football owners are wondering about Patriots rookie TreVeyon Henderson</a>, since he only got two carries, Vrabel would give insight into the running back room. Vrabel said earlier this week that the game “played out” that Stevenson was playing well, but Henderson will play a<a href="https://x.com/mikekadlick/status/1980297577401868790" rel="noopener"> “large part,”</a> according to Sports Illustrated’s Mike Kadlick.</p><p>“It’s just kinda how it played out. Thought Rhamondre was running well,” Vrabel said. “Had some good protections. TreVeyon’s gonna be a large part of what we do … that’s just kind of where it was this week.”</p><p>At any rate, it remains to be seen what the usage will be like for New England’s running back room as the team looks for its fifth straight win on Sunday against the Browns.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Mike Vrabel puts Rhamondre Stevenson on blast for premature celebrations

<!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/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-rhamondre-stevenson-real-2-td-redemption-fumble');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson gets real on 2-TD redemption after fumble');   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/2025/10/Rhamondre-Stevenson.jpg"><figcaption>Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson gets real on 2-TD redemption after fumble</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-05T21:49:06-07:00">October 5th, 9:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-05T21:49:06-07:00">October 5th, 9:49pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo Mariano is a freelance writer, editor, and producer based in Manila, Philippines. He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Running back Rhamondre Stevenson refused to get beaten up by an early fumble as he helped the New England Patriots upset the Buffalo Bills, 23-20, at Highmark Stadium on Sunday.</p><p>Kicker Andy Borregales made the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-fans-react-new-england-handing-bills-first-loss">game-winning field goal for the Patriots</a> from 52 yards, and Stevenson who kept them afloat in the second half with two touchdowns. They improved to 3-2.</p><p>The 27-year-old Stevenson lost the ball early in the first period. But instead of sulking, he said <a href="https://twitter.com/SNFonNBC/status/1975050908796117279" rel="noopener">he stayed focused</a> and heeded the call of his coaches.</p><p>“I just got to keep going. I knew my team needed me to make some more plays, you know. It (fumble) happened early in the game, I just know how to keep my head down and make a play for my team,” said Stevenson in the postgame interview.</p><p>“They (coaches) told me I was going to make a play to help us win this game.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Melissa Stark debriefs a huge upset win with a trio of Patriots. 🫡 <a href="https://t.co/5fTyNjFedq">pic.twitter.com/5fTyNjFedq</a></p><p>— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNFonNBC/status/1975050908796117279?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Quarterback Drake Maye also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/patriots-news-stefon-diggs-moment-josh-allen-revenge-game">lauded Stevenson and wide receiver Stefon Diggs</a> for helping carry their offense against the Bills, who absorbed their first loss.</p><p>“What a team win, man. These guys right here really balled out,” said Maye, who went 22-of-30 for 273 yards. “It felt good.”</p><p>Stevenson, a former MVP of the Cotton Bowl Classic, had seven carries for 14 yards, while TreVeyon Henderson and Antonio Gibson combined for 12 rushes for 45 yards.</p><p>Diggs had 10 receptions for 146 yards in his first return to Buffalo since being traded to the Houston Texans last season. He signed a three-year deal worth $63.5 million with the Patriots in March.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson gets real on 2-TD redemption after fumble

<!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/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-rhamondre-stevenson-gets-destroyed-fans-brutal-fumble');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson gets destroyed by fans after brutal fumble');   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/2025/10/1-1.jpg"><figcaption>Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson gets destroyed by fans after brutal fumble</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-05T19:09:00-07:00">October 5th, 7:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-05T19:09:00-07:00">October 5th, 7:09pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New England Patriots fans were not happy with Rhamondre Stevenson’s fumbles continuing in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-x-factor-sunday-night-football-bills">team’s matchup against the Buffalo Bills</a> on Sunday night.</p><p>Stevenson has a major issue with fumbles to start the 2025 NFL season. He had two turnovers going into the Week 5 matchup, indicating his struggle to be significant as the top running back in the Patriots’ rotation.</p><p>Unfortunately for him, the troubles didn’t stop. He committed his third fumble of the year midway through the first quarter, giving up possession to Buffalo. It marked his 10th since the start of the 2024 campaign.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bills get it right back on a fumble!</p><p>NEvsBUF on NBC<br>Stream on <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLPlus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NFLPlus</a> + Peacock <a href="https://t.co/UpvN7AdJLh">pic.twitter.com/UpvN7AdJLh</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1974997792839148004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Fans came in droves to vent their anger towards Stevenson’s struggles on the field. Here are some of their reactions.</p><p>“Sheesh man. Rhamondre Stevenson better be careful — 8-9 more fumbles and Patriots might have to consider seeing what TreVeyon Henderson can do,” one fan <a href="https://x.com/Ihartitz/status/1974997706306441282" rel="noopener">said</a>.</p><p>“He’s almost unplayable at this point. Which is awful because he’s such a good RB. If you can’t hold on you can’t play, another <a href="https://x.com/mgend72/status/1974998563995459965" rel="noopener">remarked</a>.</p><p>“Its crazy you can literally bet on a fumble from him. This is why Belichick would bench you for a week,” one <a href="https://x.com/Choppydell/status/1974998546878529839" rel="noopener">commented</a>.</p><p>“Instead of punishing Rhamondre Stevenson for habitually fumbling, Mike Vrabel has chosen to punish the entire team instead by letting this continue,” one <a href="https://x.com/Brycen2047/status/1974998708082352454" rel="noopener">replied</a>.</p><p>“Rhamondre Stevenson should realistically never touch a football for the Patriots again. Why the f**k do you keep giving him chances when you have a player like TreVeyon Henderson?” a fan <a href="https://x.com/YourFriendKyle_/status/1974997792805564784" rel="noopener">said</a>.</p><h2><b>How Rhamondre Stevenson, Patriots played 1st half against Bills</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2-6.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Konezny-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Despite Rhamondre Stevenson’s mishap, the Patriots bounced back from that as they contained the Bills offense throughout the first half.</p><p>New England understood the importance of this matchup, taking on one of the best teams in the league. Their defense played a high level in the first 30 minutes, holding Buffalo to a field goal as the team leads 6-3.</p><p>Drake Maye had a tough start facing the Bills’ defense but made enough plays to give New England the lead to enter the break. He completed nine passes out of 16 attempts for 89 yards while attempting three rushes for 12 yards.</p><p>Antonio Gibson led the run game with six carries for 21 yards before going down with an injury. As for the receiving game, Stefon Diggs highlights the group with three receptions for 33 yards.</p><p>After this matchup, the Patriots will prepare for their next contest. They will be on the road, facing the New Orleans Saints on Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson gets destroyed by fans after brutal fumble

<!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/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-mike-vrabel-down-rhamondre-stevenson-discipline-narrative');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Mike Vrabel shoots down Rhamondre Stevenson discipline narrative');   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/2025/09/Patriots-head-coach-Mike-Vrabel_ed02b3.jpg"><figcaption>Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Patriots’ Mike Vrabel shoots down Rhamondre Stevenson discipline narrative</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-26T12:59:16-07:00">September 26th, 12:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-26T13:35:23-07:00">September 26th, 1:35pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Amid speculation surrounding New England <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-did-practice-hint-rhamondre-stevenson-demotion">Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson’s perceived demotion</a>, related to costly fumbles made from the get-go of the 2025 NFL season, head coach Mike Vrabel denied the narrative. Despite Stevenson reportedly being relegated to working third in tackling/ball carrier drills during practice this week, Vrabel says Rhamondre isn’t in any trouble.</p><p>Vrabel addressed Stevenson’s status when a reporter asked who <a href="https://x.com/MikeReiss/status/1971648267852435955" rel="noopener">would be starting at running back</a> for the Patriots in Week 4’s matchup against the Carolina Panthers, per ESPN’s Mike Reiss.</p><p>“We have different packages. I don’t know what the first package is, but if you’re asking me if Rhamondre [Stevenson] is on some sort of discipline, no,” Vrabel said. “The discipline is we need our best players to play in a game, do their job, and take care of the football. And we have to do that. Drake [Maye] had an interception and a fumble. We’re not going to play Josh [Joshua Dobbs] right now.</p><p>“We have to fix those things, the people around them have to be better, and I’m confident that we will. I’m not going to talk about the alternative. I’ll go down that road later, but those are things that we have to get fixed. But we also have to do good things with the football, make people miss, make yards, and catch it and block when they blitz. So, we’re confident that those guys can do that.”</p><p>Stevenson made two costly fumbles in the Patriots’ 21-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, including one on the 1-yard line and the other on the opening drive of the game, which led to the Steelers’ first touchdown. Ball security has been an ongoing issue, a carryover from the 2024 NFL season, as Stevenson has tallied eight fumbles in his last 18 games.</p><h2><b>Should Mike Vrabel bench Rhamondre Stevenson?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Patriots-running-back-Rhamondre-Stevenson.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While some say it’s too early, others are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-insider-demands-rhamondre-stevenson-benching">calling for the Patriots to bench Rhamondre Stevenson</a> ahead of Week 4. Still, Stevenson has shown flashes of his old form, including a standout performance against the Dolphins in which he eclipsed 140 total yards. But the turnovers continue to overshadow his production.</p><p>Ball security has been a central theme of Vrabel’s coaching message, and the Patriots cannot afford repeated mistakes as they try to stabilize their offense behind second-year quarterback Drake Maye. The Patriots will host the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Mike Vrabel shoots down Rhamondre Stevenson discipline narrative

<!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/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-did-practice-hint-rhamondre-stevenson-demotion');   ga('set', 'title', 'Did Patriots practice just hint at Rhamondre Stevenson demotion?');   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-2.jpg"><figcaption>Eric Canha-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Did Patriots practice just hint at Rhamondre Stevenson demotion?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-24T15:04:39-07:00">September 24th, 3:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-24T15:04:39-07:00">September 24th, 3:04pm</time><address><a>Kendall Capps</a>Kendall Capps is a multi-media journalist and editor who is overly passionate about all sports (to his wife's dismay). He's a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints who previously managed SB Nation's golf vertical. He has also done work for FantasyPros and co-hosted the Lay The Points podcast as part of a decade-long career in sports entertainment.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New England Patriots enter Week 4 of the 2025 NFL season at 1-2. They are coming off a tough<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-drake-maye-hurts-after-gaffes-help-cost-new-england-game-vs-steelers"> loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers</a>, 21-14. In the loss, New England out-gained the Steelers by more than 150 yards. But football always has been and remains a game of turnovers.</p><p>The Patriots turned the ball over five times in defeat. Two of which came at the hands of starting running back Rhamondre Stevenson. That includes his back-breaking fumble near the goal line. His inability to hold onto the ball prompted <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-insider-demands-rhamondre-stevenson-benching">calls for rookie TraVeyon Henderson to get more playing time</a>.</p><p>During Wednesday’s practice, Stevenson was <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeReiss/status/1970920214696165562" rel="noopener">relegated to working third</a> in tackling/ball carrier drills, per Patriots reporter Mike Reiss.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">In this tackling/ball-carrier drill at Wednesday’s practice, rookie TreVeyon Henderson is the first RB to rep, followed by Antonio Gibson, then Rhamondre Stevenson. <a href="https://t.co/kGYtIg1rK6">pic.twitter.com/kGYtIg1rK6</a></p><p>— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeReiss/status/1970920214696165562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Henderson took the team’s first reps, surprisingly followed by Antonio Gibson.</p><p>Is this a sign that the Patriots intend on making a switch at tailback? Only time will tell, unless head coach Mike Vrabel sheds light on the subject. But one thing is certain: New England cannot continue turning the ball over if they want to win.</p><p>This week, the Patriots will host the Carolina Panthers.</p><p>Carolina is coming off its best performance of the season. They shut out the Atlanta Falcons, 30-0, in a stunner.</p><p>Turning the ball over is only one of many issues facing New England. Their run game as a whole has been missing. Quarterback Drake Maye is tied with Stevenson for the team lead with 87 yards. Maye has done a good job using his legs to keep plays alive.</p><p>But the second-year signal-caller has already taken 12 sacks through three games. He appears to be holding the ball too long. Some of that might be due to his receivers’ inability to create separation. Wide receiver Stefon Diggs belongs on a milk carton and rookie wideout Kyle Williams is struggling to make an impact.</p><p>But the defense has not helped the offense. Through three games, they have forced just three turnovers. The Patriots’ <a href="https://www.footballdb.com/statistics/turnovers.html" rel="noopener">-3 turnover differential</a> is among the worst in the league. Facing a young quarterback in Bryce Young this week might be just what the doctor ordered.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
279	0	169	3	-

2025 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
279	0	169	3	-

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