It’s easy to forget that the New England Patriots were the first team to use Cordarelle Patterson as a running back in 2018. Patterson had an extremely impressive start to 2021 and took the league by surprise when the Atlanta Falcons unveiled him as a do-everything threat. His production made him into a fantasy football monster — at least for the first 13 weeks.
But perhaps the Falcons wouldn’t have considered using him in the ways that they did if not for the reps Patterson got at running back with New England. And now, something similar is happening with Patriots do-everything threat Ty Montgomery, who played multiple different positions with the Saints, Jets, Ravens and Packers. The versatile weapon is beginning to clear a path to make New England’s deep roster as a skill player.
“Ty’s another player that had a real good offseason for us,” Bill Belichick said during a pre-practice press conference on Wednesday. “Again, this is a player that we’re getting to know, trying to get familiar with what his skill set is. He’s pretty versatile. Looks like he can do a lot. … He’s a smart kid, learns well. We’ll see how he does in the kicking game and some different roles offensively just go from there.”
