It’s a different process. It’s not something that I’ve been through,” Green-Ellis said Friday at the MassMutal Center, where he dropped the puck for the game between the Springfield Falcons and Portland Pirates. “I don’t know what’s going to happen. I just have to sit back and wait for things to unfold.”
Green-Ellis has been one of the Patriots’ steadiest options on offense after emerging as the starting running back during the 2010 season. He ran for 1,675 yards and 24 touchdowns over the last two seasons, and is yet to fumble as a professional, but New England hasn’t made him an offer that he deems fair.
The 26-year-old said that negotiations have been ongoing between him and the organization, and hopes that an agreement will eventually be reached.
“It’s not a perfect world,” Green-Ellis said when asked if he’d like to remain a Patriot. “I just know that both sides are working on it and hopefully things get done.