Dion Lewis went from out of the league to starting the opener for the defending Super Bowl champions.
And now he has a measure of stability to go with it.
According to Field Yates of ESPN, the Patriots have given Lewis a two-year contract extension, which keep him with the team through the 2017 season. He got a $600,000 signing bonus, and can earn up to $1.8 million in incentives in 2016 and 2017.
Lewis has remained productive after presumptive starter LeGarrette Blount returned from his one-game suspension. He has the kind of versatility the Patriots always seem to find, averaging 4.9 yards per carry and showing ability as a receiver out of the backfield. He has fumbled, so he could always fall back in the doghouse, but for now he’s been a find for them.
And to think, last season he was deemed unworthy to be a Brown or a Colt.
