The Facts: In the closing seconds of regulation time in Super Bowl LI, Lewis dropped to the ground because of an injured hamstring. For Lewis, it was a painful finish to a year already cut short by injuries. His hope is that 2017 will be different, and so far, he has managed to keep injuries at bay. "He's had a good offseason," HC Bill Belichick said Thursday. "He really worked hard to get back last year [because of a knee injury], and then this year, he's been able to improve on that. [I'm] anxious to see him in training camp, but he's done a good job out here."

Diehards Line: Lewis, who appears to have regained the shiftiness and explosiveness he displayed before a torn ACL in November 2015, echoed Belichick's sentiments. "Training camp is when it's real," he said. "I‘m looking forward to going out there and showing people what I know I can do. ..." Lewis, who dazzled in 2015 before tearing his ACL, has almost become an afterthought in a running back corps that now boasts recent free agents Mike Gillislee and Rex Burkhead, not to mention returning Super Bowl hero James White. While some have speculated that Lewis could get squeezed out of a roster spot because of the numbers crunch, it's hard to imagine the Patriots will sever ties with the veteran back based on how he has performed in spring practices.