When I was getting the call, my TV was a little delayed, and the Chicago Bears, I thought that they were up. And when I got the phone call I thought that it was the Chicago Bears. And they told me it was the New England Patriots, I was smiling but my heart sunk at the same time. Because during the draft process everyone was telling me Patriots is the last team, the last one that you want to go to.
The crowd inside Gillette Stadium, as it would be for some much more important home games in January, went absolutely berserk. It was a sign of things to come for Henderson, who as the Patriots' speed compliment to running back Rhamondre Stevenson in the backfield, is uncatchable when he finds so much as a crease. He scored touchdowns on four runs of 50-plus yards this season, which is tied for the most by a rookie in NFL history.
Mack Hollins is dealing with an abdominal injury. He finished Sunday night's game against the Ravens but did not participate in practice during the week. Now he'll be out a minimum of four games, meaning he wouldn't be eligible to return until at least the AFC championship game. If New England earns the No. 1 seed in the AFC, Hollins won't be able to make his return until the Super Bowl.
Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson is the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for November, the league announced Thursday afternoon. It' the first time a New England player has earned rookie of the month honors since cornerback Christian Gonzalez in September of 2023. New England won all four of their games in November, and Henderson took on an increased role with Antonio Gibson out for the season and Rhamondre Stevenson battling nagging injuries.
Hoping to extend that to seven, the Patriots had a good opportunity to go into halftime with the lead against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the road. The game started rough, but with masterful clock management to end the half and potentially the play of the weekend by Stefon Diggs with a toe touch touchdown, they finished the half up 14-10, with hopes of finally double-scoring, as they had the football to start the third quarter.
Henderson's lack of production hasn't been due to poor play. There's been a lack of touches. He has approximately two games' worth of carries, rushing for 121 yards on 32 totes. In unfortunate circumstances, his volume will go up because of the news that Antonio Gibson is lost for the season to an ACL injury he suffered against the Buffalo Bills.
A national championship, a meteoric rise in fantasy rankings, and now, a proposal. Patriots dynamic rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson announced on Instagram Tuesday that he had gotten engaged, posting a photo with his brand new fiancée, complete with an apparent "Marry Me" sign and rose petals. "'Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.' Proverbs 31:30," he captioned the pic.
