Health, bonding contributed to Patriots backs' success (Yahoo Sports)

New England Patriots running back James White, left, tries to dislodge the ball from running back Dion Lewis, right, in a ball security drill during an NFL football team practice, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots are to play the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI, Feb. 5, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

When you play for the Patriots, being selfish is not an option. The Patriots struggled to run the ball a year ago after Dion Lewis was lost late in the season to a torn left ACL and LeGarrette Blount to a hip injury. James White and Brandon Bolden did their best to pick up the slack without them, but New England managed just 44 yards in its AFC championship game loss to Denver.


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Freeman, Coleman provide Falcons with dynamic 1-2 punch (Yahoo Sports)

Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman listens to a question during a media availability for the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, in Houston. Atlanta will face the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl Sunday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman are so interchangeable in the Atlanta Falcons backfield, Matt Ryan gets a little mixed up at times. ”He doesn’t even know who’s in the game,” Coleman said, breaking into a huge smile. Sure, Freeman is the starter, but there’s no drop-off or any reason to change things up when Coleman comes into the game, a back-and-forth arrangement that keeps both backs fresh and gives fits to opposing defenses.


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Suspect in Joe McKnight slaying indicted on tougher charge (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2012, file photo, New York Jets running back Joe McKnight watches from the bench during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams in St. Louis. Ronald Gasser, 55, of Terrytown, La., accused of killing former NFL running back Joe McKnight during a road rage dispute, was indicted on a charge of second-degree murder, Jefferson Parish District Attorney Paul Connick Jr. said in a news release, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)

The Louisiana man accused of killing former NFL running back Joe McKnight during a road rage dispute was indicted Thursday on a charge that carries a mandatory life sentence — a stiffer charge than the one he originally faced. As a result of the second-degree murder indictment, Judge June Darensburg increased Ronald Gasser’s bond from $500,000 to $750,000, Jefferson Parish District Attorney Paul Connick Jr. said in the news release. The 55-year-old Terrytown man’s attorneys, Gerry Archer and Matthew Goetz, did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment.


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