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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The New England&amp;nbsp;Patriots have reportedly signed running back Dion Lewis to a two-year contract extension.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The news was first reported by ESPN's Field Yates. NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports Lewis's deal is worth $3 million in base value and up to $5 million with incentives. He received a signing bonus worth $600,000, Yates added.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lewis signed a one-year futures contract with New England in December and the fifth-year pro has been a pleasant surprise for the team, with a career-high 146 yards in three games and two touchdowns, averaging 4.9 yards per carry in a platoon with LeGarrette Blount. He's also caught 15 passes for 179 yards, helping to replace the departed Shane Vereen.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Patriots are 3\u20130 and head to Dallas to face the Cowboys on Sunday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;BEDARD: Would you rather have Rodgers or Brady?&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Jeremy Woo&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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