Spencer For Hire

The Pats look like they plan to use a full-back in their offense during the 2012 season, considering they have two on their roster. They picked up Tony Fiammetta after his release by the Dallas Cowboys.

Fiammetta is a classic blocker. He only has four carries for four yards in his career. He was drafted in the 4th round in 2009 by the Carolina Panthers. They released him prior to the start of the 2011 season. Dallas signed him to their roster for the last two seasons. He missed time with the Panthers because of concussion issues.

Spencer Larsen, a free agent from Denver, is a very intriguing player. The LB/FB was a 6th round pick out of Arizona in 2008. He is former teammate of Rob Gronkowski. The Broncos began to use him on both sides of the ball.

He holds the distinction of being the first player since 2003 to start on defense and offense in a game. He did this against Atlanta on November 16, 2008. He is only the fourth player 1990 to accomplish this. He is also a special teams player.

There should be a good battle for the roster spot, but I give the edge to Larsen because of this ability to play multiple positions. I think the team would be less inclined to keep pure full-back like Fiammetta.