Bill Belichick Benches Player Who Just Had The Game Of His Life For Showing Up Late To Practice Because His Phone Died

Last Sunday Jonas Gray ran for 201 yards and four touchdowns against the Indianapolis Colts.

He landed on the cover of Sports Illustrated and became one of the more unlikely stories of the 2014 NFL season.

On Sunday against the Detroit Lions, Gray didn't play a single snap in the first half. He was benched by coach Bill Belichick after oversleeping and showing up late to the team's facility on Friday morning.

A source told ESPN's Mike Reiss that Gray's phone died ("alarm set on phone, phone battery dies overnight, alarm doesn't go off at scheduled time."). Belichick sent Gray home, but he came back to the facility later in the day to apologize, according to the Boston Herald.

Belichick, one of the league's most notorious curmudgeons, didn't take kindly to Gray's lateness. Shane Vereen started at running back and played 31 snaps. LeGarrette Blount played the other six snaps.

Blount signed with the Patriots this week after the Steelers cut him for leaving a Monday Night Football game before it was over.