Rhamondre Stevenson fumbling the football might be new to Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, but it's not new.

Stevenson, who led the league in fumbles last season, has coughed it up nine times (!) since the start of the 2024 campaign. The fifth-year ballcarrier has fumbled it 16 times in 38 career starts after New England's 21-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.

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Patriots insiders Phil Perry and Tom E. Curran appeared on Early Edition on Monday night and explained why Vrabel should consider benching Stevenson . The two aren't reacting to a one-game sample size, after all.

"I think it's possible," Perry responded when asked if he thinks Vrabel will bench Stevenson in Week 4 against the Carolina

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