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Sony Michel has already impressed Kevin O’Connell in practice so far

Les Snead didn’t waste any time finding a complementary running back to pair with Darrell Henderson Jr. this season by conducting a trade for Sony Michel last week. The Los Angeles Rams sent multiple draft picks to the New England Patriots to acquire the former first-round pick out of Georgia.

Michel is expected to shoulder a backup role behind Henderson, but Kevin O’Connell has been dazzled by what he’s seen from the newly acquired running back thus far.

“Obviously, as advertised from a standpoint of his balance and you can just see his contact balance and he’s got a very powerful presence when he’s got the ball in his hands.