Effectively, he did it once more.
Patriots rookie operating again TreVeyon Henderson scored one other landing in a preseason sport, bursting by way of a number of would-be Vikings tacklers on an 8-yard run Saturday. Henderson completed with 4 carries for 20 yards and the landing in a Pats 20-12 win. He didn’t play previous the primary quarter.
Henderson additionally sat for almost all of the Patriots’ preseason opener final week in opposition to Washington, a sport he opened with a 100-yard kick return landing. The second-round rookie has impressed all through the summer time, and his head coach has definitely taken word.
“He runs onerous and protects the ball, and guys had been ending and gave him slightly little bit of crease,” Vrabel stated post-game of Henderson’s landing run. “And that you simply don’t want a lot (house), he finds it. And it was an enormous, good run early within the sport.”
Henderson break up the highest operating again reps with veteran Antonio Gibson all week in Minnesota, the place the Patriots joined the Vikings for 2 midweek joint practices. He scored a 70-yard catch-and-run landing within the first joint session Wednesday to win a 2-minute drill in opposition to Minnesota’s beginning protection. Incumbent starter Rhamondre Stevenson missed each practices and Saturday’s exhibition resulting from damage.
In accordance with Patriots broadcaster and former captain Devin McCourty, Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores informed him their protection was “blown away” by Henderson. He’s anticipated to push Gibson and Stevenson for vital touches this season.
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