Bill Belichick Suggests Keeping Five RBs

The New England Patriots may be considering keeping five running backs. "If we would keep four quarterbacks, I would think we could keep five running backs," coach Bill Belichick said yesterday, when asked if it was out of the realm to see all five make the team. In Tom Brady's rookie season of 2000, the Pats kept four quarterbacks (Drew Bledsoe, John Friesz, Michael Bishop and Brady). The backs in question are incumbents Laurence Maroney, Sammy Morris, Kevin Faulk and Heath Evans, with newcomer LaMont Jordan.