Well there you have it folks, Rex Burkhead has become a Houston Texan. Great. Fabulous. Wonderful.
Anyone feel like Nick Caserio is picking off Patriots like candy!? Hmm, a piece of candy… oh another piece of candy… No, just me? Okay, never mind.
Now, forgive me, it is great for Rex. Kentucky born, raised in Texas. Houston is perfect location wise, especially for his family.
But I mean come on! Anyone wanna grab a box of tissues and have a bit of a sob with me? This guy was a powerhouse in 2020 for the offence, and his versatility is outstanding! He can run the ball, catch passes, block in pass protection AND play on special teams! Talk about the gift that keeps on giving, am I right?
But we, as Patriots fans, know that Coach Bill lets players go whilst there is still a bit in the tank and I think that this is the case here, that and well the running back room is probably a bit of a squeeze at the moment.
I know I’m an emotional fan, I openly admit to this, possibly daily, and whilst I completely see the reasoning behind it all, I can still be bummed out, at least a little bit.
As I have mentioned here before, that’s what being a fan is, passion. And so I still stood on my soap box for Ryan Izzo, kept my fingers crossed that the Patriots drafted Pat Freiermuth (he’s the future baby!) Even though there were technically three fullbacks (counting Dalton Keene) on the roster I was still gunning to see Danny Vitale, and so I still hoped that even though he is a 30 year old, coming off injury running back, Coach would ensure the return of Sexy Rexy to the fold.
But alas t’was not meant to be and in all seriousness I wish him nothing but well, and really hope he gets to play out the end of his career in the way he wants to.
And as for the Patriots running back depth we are presently looking at:
James White
J.J Taylor
Sony Michel
Damien Harris
Brandon Bolden
Tyler Gaffney
Not forgetting the drafting of Rhamondre Stevenson, so I guess none too shabby really!
So whilst we wave goodbye to one of the beloved Patriots who was with us for some of the Super Bowl era shouting “We love you Rex! Thanks for everything! We will miss you!”, we march onwards and upwards and on to Cincinnati I guess, or should that be Houston even…
Loved Rex as a Patriot. Like Julian, he was a “give it 110%” on every play. However, he was never able to play 16 games in a season. He was injured every year as a Patriot, averaging about 10 games per season. Last season’s injury might have been one of his worst. I’m thinking Bill doesn’t think Rex would be 100% by Aug. So I think what we’ll need to watch is, does Rex make the Texan’s Roster after cut-downs? Time will tell.