Lamar Miller explains why he signed with Patriots in NFL free agency

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/ by Nick Goss

Patriots

Lamar Miller is back in the AFC East as a member of the New England Patriots, and he had a simple reason for choosing to sign with the six-time Super Bowl champions in NFL free agency last month.

“I just felt like it's a great organization,” Miller said in a video press conference Tuesday. “I’ve been playing them every year since I’ve been with the other teams I played at. I just know they’re a winning organization. Bill O’Brien, he came from the Patriots, so the offense was pretty much similar. I just felt like coming in late into the training camp would carry over to just coming here. It’s a winning organization, so that’s why I came here.”

Miller added: "It's been different for me. I've been in the league for eight years, and you can see why (the Patriots) are a winning organization. They work. They do a lot of things differently and I'm happy to be a part of it."

Miller joins the Patriots after spending the first four years of his career with the Miami Dolphins and the last four with the Houston Texans. The 29-year-old veteran missed all of 2019 with a torn ACL.

Before that injury, Miller ran for 910 yards (4.6 per carry) with five touchdowns in 14 games for the Houston Texans during the 2018 campaign.

Phil Perry's latest 53-man Patriots roster projection

Miller joins a crowded Patriots running back depth chart that's highlighted by Sony Michel, James White, Rex Burkhead and Damien Harris.

Miller could turn out to be a low-risk/high reward addition for the Pats as a player who's averaged 4.3 yards per carry in his career. He's also fumbled just once in his last 30 games.