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Patriots sign former Texans Youth Stephen Gostkowski Jersey , Colts DE/LB John Simon, have to make two important roster moves after placing LB Ja’Whaun Bentley and RB Rex Burkhead on the injured reserve Wednesday morning. One move was bringing back Kenjon Barner at running back. They other is apparently signing former Colts and Texans linebacker John Simon, per ESPN’s Mike Reiss and Field Yates.Simon has experience in a Patriots-type system after his time with the Texans and he should be able to find a role on the edge for New England. He’s not necessarily a one-for-one replacement for Bentley, who was a middle linebacker White Trey Flowers Jersey , but Simon’s presence should put either Dont’a Hightower or Kyle Van Noy in the middle of the defense.Alternatively, Simon could be a back-up on the edge behind Hightower and Van Noy as Elandon Roberts takes on a larger role at middle linebacker.The Patriots move to replace Burkhead was bringing back Kenjon Barner. The Patriots running back depth chart is Sony Michel, Kenjon Barner and James White. New England needed more of a grinder because Barner and White are not particularly powerful between the tackles.The Patriots have also swapped in defensive back David Jones for wide receiver Jace Billingsley on the practice squad. Perhaps this suggests that Kenjon Barner made Billingsley redundant at practice.Super Bowl odds: Patriots drop behind Chiefs ahead of Sunday Night Showdown The New England Patriots saw their odds of winning Super Bowl LIII increase from 12.5% to 13.3% after they defeated the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday Night Football, per the oddsmaker Bovada. And yet the Patriots slipped to third place in the overall rankings.The Los Angeles Rams held on to first place by improving their odds from 23.1% to 25.0% White Phillip Dorsett Jersey , while the Kansas City Chiefs leapfrogged New England after crushing the Jacksonville Jaguars and rose from 11.8% to 14.3%.The New Orleans Saints (10.0%) and Minnesota Vikings (7.7%) round out the top five.The Patriots and Chiefs square off on Sunday Night Football and the winner will be the favorite to have homefield advantage in the postseason and win the AFC. The Jacksonville Jaguars (6.7%), Los Angeles Chargers (4.8%), Cincinnati Bengals (4.3%), Pittsburgh Steelers (4.3%) http://www.authenticsnewenglandpatriots.com/cheap-kyle-van-noy-jersey , and Baltimore Ravens (3.8%) round out the playoff picture, with no other team above 2%.The Patriots strengthened their hold on the AFC East with a 90.9% chance of winning the division, the second-best of any division-favorite in the NFL. The Rams are given a 99.0% chance of winning the NFC West.