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Dolphins at Patriots, 4:25 p.m. Sunday, CBS

Patriots’ Stevan Ridley focused on holding onto football

FOXBOROUGH — Stevan Ridley knows the consequence. He has known since his earliest days as a running back in his hometown of Natchez, Miss.: If you put the ball on the ground, you’re likely going to be pulled from the game.

And no player wants to lose reps, for any reason.

Comments

"Put the ball on the ground."

I just wanted to read it one more time.