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Would Patriots Add Le’Veon Bell If Bill Belichick Likes Running Back Depth?

The Patriots are almost too well-stocked at running back, but that hasn’t stopped the Le’Veon Bell-to-New England speculation.

Bell was officially released by the New York Jets on Wednesday and has yet to be signed by another team. The Patriots currently have Damien Harris, James White, Rex Burkhead and rookie J.J. Taylor on their active roster and Sony Michel on injured reserve.

“I wouldn’t be able to really talk about anybody that’s not a member of our team now, so I’ll pass on that one,” Belichick said Thursday when asked about Bell. “Whatever I’ve said about Bell before on the record is — I stand by that, sure.