A Chance For Jakob

The Pats offense took a big hit with the loss of FB James Develin for at least eight weeks with a neck injury. His role has been huge and played over 40% of the offensive snaps so far.

Very few teams in the NFL employ a fullback, but Coach Belichick is a big fan of them.

Jakob Johnson, a native of Germany, will now step up. He is a player from the NFL's international outreach program to players in Europe.

Johnson played tight end at Tennessee, but he would never have a chance without this program.