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previous item. ... It's too early to say how Blount will fit into the New England Patriots' backfield plans in 2013 -- or if he'll fit into them at all. Blount at least appears to have the enthusiasm of Patriots coach Bill Belichick. That carries some currency in Foxboro. "We felt like we got good value for Blount," Belichick told Sirius XM NFL Radio, via ESPNBoston.com. "With LeGarrette, he's been a productive player. He didn't play as much last year with the emergence of (Doug) Martin down there, so I can certainly understand that Tampa was in. We felt like he was a talented guy that we wanted to have on our team."
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Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
If Blount can make any kind of impact, he'll represent a wise acquisition by the Patriots. According to Brian McIntyre of Shutdown Corner, Blount agreed to a restructured contract that reduces his salary-cap hit by $1.07 million for the 2013 season. Blount's base salary was slashed from $1.25 million to $630,000, the league-minimum salary for a fourth-year pro. It's a low-risk deal for the Patriots, who get Blount in return for Jeff Demps, a project player whose focus was elsewhere. From a Fantasy perspective, of course, Blount only serves to further muddy an already cloudy situation that was just beginning to gain clarity with Stevan Ridley and Shane Vereen looking more like a tandem than a full-blown committee. That could change if Blount impresses in camp.
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