With a number of starting running backs changing teams this offseason, former All-Pro running back and current NFL Network analyst Maurice Jones-Drew ranked which rusher is in the best situation to thrive in 2017. Jones-Drew believes that Blount will be the most productive of the nine backs on his list.
“The Eagles have a solid offensive line and players who can loop on both edges,” Jones-Drew wrote. “The thing the Eagles were missing last season was a big ground game. Blount fits the mold and should get a bevy of touches in Philly.”
Blount led the NFL as he set a career and franchise record with 18 rushing touchdowns last season for the New England Patriots.