Since 2013 Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola have combined to return 190 punts for the Patriots. Last season, when Edelman went down, Amendola shouldered nearly the entire load with 27 punt returns. Bernard Reedy (who?) was second on the team with four. Now, with Amendola in Miami and Edelman looking at a four-game suspension, the Pats need a punt returner.
| Punt | Punt | Punt | Punt | Punt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Ret ▼ |
PRYds | TD | Lng | Y/R |
| Julian Edelman | 96 | 1174 | 1 | 84 | 12.23 |
| Danny Amendola | 94 | 978 | 0 | 82 | 10.40 |
| Cyrus Jones | 11 | 73 | 0 | 21 | 6.64 |
| Keshawn Martin | 8 | 92 | 0 | 21 | 11.50 |
| Bernard Reedy | 4 | 55 | 0 | 23 | 13.75 |
| Patrick Chung | 4 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 2.50 |
| Chris Harper | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 5.67 |
| Damaris Johnson | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.50 |
Cyrus Jones, coming off an ACL tear and limited all offseason, was an electric punt returner at Alabama, with four touchdowns in his last season. Before the injury, Jones would’ve been the most explosive candidate on the roster. He could be a PUP candidate.