#44 – John Stephens, RB Yet another Patriots running back that was selected in the first round and had a Pro-Bowl rookie season. Luckily, his career did not go the same way Robert Edwards’ did. The running back out of Northwestern State joined the Patriots in 1988. He rushed for 1,168 his rookie season, earning him a trip to the Pro-Bowl and NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award. However, that was the last time Stephens would ever top 1,000, and actually only saw 800+ twice more in his career, the next two season. Stephens was a member of the Patriots until 1992. He spent 1993 with the Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers, appearing in 12 games and starting only five of them. Stephens died in a car accident in 2009. He was only 43 years old. Follow @SamPericolo for the latest on sam-pericolo.weebly.com
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
SAMUEL PERICOLOSam is a graduate of Assumption College where he studied History, Marketing, and Political Science and was a Co-Producer on a weekly sports talk television show. Archives
March 2018
Categories |