Pats Sign RB Pass

The New England Patriots have been sizing up their depth charts for the last several weeks, and the team has once again confronted a weak position, adding free agent running back Patrick Pass to the lineup. Pass is no new face around New England, as he has before played for the Patriots’ special teams. The 31-year-old has played both tailback and fullback for the Patriots, and he’s expected to appear on the special teams once again.

Once a standout at the University of Georgia, Patrick Pass joined the New England Patriots as a seventh-round draft pick in 2000, spending seven seasons with the Patriots before being signed by the New York Giants for one game in 2007. Pass was out of the NFL in 2008, but he’s just been given the green light by the Patriots for ‘09. The veteran RB was likely tapped to replace Heath Evans, who left New England for New Orleans earlier in the free agency. Though Pass has not played in more than three games since 2006, he’s expected to play a minor role as part of New England’s lineup this season.

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