"Stevenson won't be punished in playing time after losing two fumbles in the Patriots' loss to the Steelers in Week 3, Mike Vrabel told reporters on Friday. If you're asking me if Rhamondre is on some sort of discipline, no, the Patriots head coach said. The discipline is we need our best players to play in a game and do their job and take care of football. And we all have to do that."
"His seven fumbles last season led the NFL, and he now has 16 in his four-plus seasons in the league. In fact, Stevenson's fumbling woes last year should've cost him his starting spot for a game. Ahead of the Patriots' Week 17 loss to the Chargers, then-head coach Jerod Mayo said that Stevenson wouldn't start that game. However, Stevenson wound up starting for the Patriots due to a miscommunication on the coaching staff."
"Both of Stevenson's fumbles in Sunday's game were costly in the 21-14 loss. His fumble on the game's opening possession gave the Steelers a short field, allowing Pittsburgh to score a touchdown on its first drive. In the third quarter, Stevenson fumbled just short of the goal line as the Patriots were looking to tie the game. Rhamondre Stevenson fumbled twice yesterday. He's now fumbled 9 times in his last 18 games."
Rhamondre Stevenson fumbled twice in the Patriots' Week 3 loss to the Steelers but will not lose playing time, according to head coach Mike Vrabel. Vrabel said discipline means relying on the team's best players to play and take care of the football, noting other players also had turnovers. Stevenson has a history of fumbling, with seven fumbles last season leading the NFL and 16 across four-plus seasons. A prior miscommunication once led him to start a game despite a coaching decision to bench him. Both fumbles directly impacted the 21-14 loss, including one on the opening possession and one near the goal line.
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