Rex Burkhead's window to be activated from injured reserve is well underway. But the New England Patriots' backfield is in a much different place than when the veteran left it.

Lan Larison Justifies Rex Burkhead Comparison Comparisons between Burkhead and Larison are justified. At 6-foot and 215 pounds, Larison is far from an imposing bruiser, but he runs tough and never ...

After Patriots running back Rex Burkhead left Sunday’s 27-20 loss to the Houston Texans with an apparent knee injury, his teammates made it clear how much they’ll miss having him on the field.

Rex Burkhead exploded on Sunday against the Chargers. The veteran running back carried the ball 22 times for 149 yards and a pair of touchdowns. His heroics helped Houston roll to a 41-29 win.

Patriots running back Rex Burkhead had successful surgery Tuesday morning and is “on the road to recovery,” he shared on social media Thursday morning. Tom Brady liked the post, and several ...

Burkhead is, and has always been, Bill Belichick’s favorite kind of football player. He’s smart, tough, and does whatever it takes to make the necessary play. In other words, he’s a gamer.

"Rex, he's a special person," said Andy Hoffman, an attorney who lives in the small town of Atkinson, Neb., three and a half hours northeast of Lincoln, where Burkhead starred for the Nebraska ...

When Rex Burkhead became the first freshman in 40 years to get significant playing time for Plano's varsity team, he started to believe he could do something special in football.

New England Patriots running back Rex Burkhead (34) is helped off the field after an injury during the second half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in ...

FOXBOROUGH — Patriots running back Rex Burkhead locked eyes with Bills defensive lineman Jordan Phillips as he ran toward the end zone. The laws governing geometry and physics, and normally ...

This season, Belichick has another Swiss Army Knife at his disposal. His name is Rex Burkhead, and while he isn’t NFL elite in any one facet of the game, he proved in Sunday night’s 41-16 win ...