Jonas Gray
What is there to say about this exceptional player on the New England Patriots.This twenty four year old man is number thirty five and is five nine and a two hundred and twenty five pounds. He is a running back for the Patriots and a special one at that, having stood out tremendously in 2014 when he joined the Patriots. So what separates Jonas gray, what makes him special?
               This man, Jonas Gray grew up in Michigan where he went to high school. After high school Jonas went to Notre Dame, and then was an undrafted free agent signed to the Miami Dolphins. After that Jonas became a practice player for Baltimore ravens.
He rushed for 305 yards on 29 carries and scored four touchdowns in the state semifinal to lead the Yellow Jackets to a 37-30 victory. He gained 2,614 yards on 341 rushes (7.7 avg.) and scored 32 TDs during his senior season, rushing for over 200 yards in five games. He was selected to play in the US army bowl in San Antonio Texas.His senior year of college at Notre Dame he rushed for 791 yards on 114 carries (6.9 avg) while scoring 12 touchdowns. Gray was a backup most of his career, and never really stood out. Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated as the fourth best running back prospect of his class. After college Jonas went to the Dolphins and then the Ravens. After this in 2014 Jonas went to the New England Patriots.This is where Jonas started to shine and separate himself and his true potential.
              Gray joined the patriots as a practice player that barely made it onto the team, and then started in a Thursday night game that would soon change his career. Gray rushed for what was originally credited as 199 yards and a franchise-record four touchdowns on 38 carries in his fourth NFL game, leading the New England Patriots to a 42-20 victory over the host Indianapolis Colts. Gray was the first NFL running back since 1921 to score four rushing touchdowns in a game after entering the game with zero career touchdowns,and the first running back in the Super Bowl era to account for more than 25 percent of rushing touchdowns (4 of 10) in a week with at least 10 games. A correction to the official stats (removing a 2-yard loss that was negated by a 15-yard face mask penalty against the Colts) made his final stats for the game 201 yards on 37 carries.
               This brings us to the conclusion of this now outstanding player. With the help of Bill Belichick and the Patriots, Gray found his groove and showed who he truly is as a player. Gray went from being an average player flying under the radar, to a record braking and special part of the Patriot family, and that is why Gray makes a difference and matters to this outstanding team.