Starting Wednesday, NFL teams can sign free agents who didn’t play for them last season. Here are five sensible fits:
He may command more salary than makes sense for Team Spanos, but Lewis, a shifty, tough and reliable rusher and receiver with the past three Patriots teams, would round out a solid rotation headed by long-striding Melvin Gordon and surprisingly powerful Austin Ekeler while also providing insurance as a return man. Lewis, 27, would follow the path of former Pats running back Danny Woodhead, who meshed with Philip Rivers after signing with the Chargers in 2013.