is determined to be remembered as something other than the greatest in history. The rookie running back burst on the scene with a 201-yard, four-touchdown performance on Sunday Night Football last November, then promptly took up residence in Bill Belichick's dog house when he overslept and mi sed a team meeting. He was a bit player for the rest of the season and inactive for XLIX. "Rooting for those guys wasn't very hard for me because I knew the work they had put in, I knew the sweat, the tears, everything that went into the entire season. I knew they deserved it," Gray of his spectator role. "The tough part Jason Alexander Jersey for me was to watch it, and not participate in a matter I thought I should, and not be able to help change the outcome of the game; being helpful. But it's motivation going into the offseason. I just know I need to work harder, so I'll never get myself in that position again." Gray could have a chance to move up the depth chart thanks to free agency. and are both unrestricted free agents; is restricted. -- whose arrival played as big a role in Gray's disappearance as his alarm clock -- is under contract through 2015. "When people ask me about the offseason, I tell them, I'm going to have a /Walter Payton mentality where whatever you do isn't enough," Gray said. "I'm going to have a work ethic where I know, in my heart of hearts, I'm going to outwork everybody. That's what I hope to achieve." We imagine Gray will have a clean slate by training camp. We'll see what he can do with it. The latest Podcast and discu ses the latest in league news. Find more content on . Jared Koenig Jersey