Tom Brady on Mohamed Sanu: ‘I have to do a better job finding him’

Josh McDaniels and Tom Brady are optimistic on Mohamed Sanu’s slow start.

The New England Patriots made a noteworthy acquisition at the trade deadline: receiver Mohamed Sanu. But we haven’t seen much of him in recent weeks — not since his breakout game against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 9 when he had eight catches for 81 yards a touchdown.

Since then, he has been dealing with an ankle injury, and has just six catches for 31 yards. In Week 14, Sanu played 39 offensive snaps (59) and had just one catch for 13 yards.

“We were trying to get him the ball at different times, and sometimes the coverage dictated it go somewhere else. But he’s doing a great job,” Brady said Monday on WEEI after a 23-16 loss against the Kansas City Chiefs. “He’s a really tough, hard-nosed guy that wants the ball. He’s competitive, and I have to do a better job finding him and getting him the ball, because he can do good things with it.”

Sanu’s lack of participation has been an oddity. New England’s offense has struggled in recent weeks, and he seemed like the addition that would help the team prevent regression — even after the team released Josh Gordon. Still, Sanu hasn’t been the answer to the Patriots’ offensive struggles.

“Mo’s [Mohamed Sanu] done a great job of really immersing himself into what we’re doing,” offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels said on Tuesday. “We’ve learned a lot about Mo in the time we’ve had him here, and we’re looking forward to trying to expand the things he does and get him to do the things he feels good about doing because I know he can really help our team produce, as he has already.”

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