Patriots running back ruled out of Bucs game with knee injury

TAMPA Fla Add another name to the Patriots list of injured running backs Terrell Jennings suffered a knee injury in the first half of Sunday s matchup with the Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium and was ruled out after halftime Jennings an undrafted second-year pro who was lately elevated from the practice squad carried four times for yards before his injury The -year-old was coming off the heaviest workload of his NFL career having rushed times for yards and a touchdown in last week s win over the Atlanta Falcons Related Articles Patriots pay tribute to Paul Tagliabue after former NFL commissioner s death Patriots-Buccaneers inactives Will Kyle Williams step up in Kayshon Boutte s absence Patriots add running back three-time Super Bowl champ to progressing roster I don t think I ll ever forget Patriots remember Tom Brady s epic return with the Buccaneers Patriots-Buccaneers preview How Drake Maye Mike Vrabel can win in Tampa Bay The Patriots already were playing without injured starting running back Rhamondre Stevenson who missed his second straight encounter with a toe issue Veteran Antonio Gibson has been out since he suffered a season-ending torn ACL in Week Jennings exit left the Patriots with just two developing running backs second-round rookie TreVeyon Henderson and elevated practice squadder D Ernest Johnson who signed on Oct Henderson did not touch the ball until late in the first quarter and was stuffed on two goal-line carries just before halftime but he took his first handoff of the third quarter yards for a touchdown It was the Ohio State product s second career sum and his first since Week