The Patriots agreed to terms on a one-year deal with 29-year-old running back Lamar Miller on Monday, according to ESPN — a move that adds to their already crowded backfield.
Miller is the type of player New England loves: inexpensive, multi-dimensional and capable of proving the rest of the league should not have cast him aside.
Miller, coming off a torn ACL, will need to show he's physically up to par in order to crack coach Bill Belichick's rotation of running backs. But in terms of what he looks like near his peak, he's miles ahead of everyone the Patriots have outside of James White, who plays a different backfield role.