Tag: Patriots 2023 Training camp injuries

Two expected Patriots starters injured at Wednesday’s practice

It was a tough day on the injury front for the Patriots.

It was a rough day for the New England Patriots with multiple players going down with injuries at Wednesday’s training camp practice.

Unfortunately for New England, both of those players are expected starters.

Rookie cornerback Christian Gonzalez and tight end Hunter Henry were both reportedly banged up by the end of the practice session. Per NESN’s Zack Cox, Gonzalez came down awkwardly when in coverage against wideout Thyrick Pitts.

Cox wrote:

The first-round pick hopped to the sideline and still was receiving treatment from members of the Patriots’ medical staff when practice ended a short while later.

Meanwhile, Henry also looked like he might have tweaked something on a play. Like Gonzalez, he stayed on the field, but he didn’t participate in any team drills after the injury.

The Patriots can’t afford to lose Gonzalez, given the uncertainty with Jack Jones’ ongoing legal situation. Veteran cornerback Jonathan Jones has also been out with an injury.

Things haven’t been any better at tight end with Mike Gesicki working his way back from a shoulder injury.

With that said, there’s no use in hitting the panic alarm over the two injuries just yet. Both Gonzalez and Henry did remain on the field, and as Dolloff pointed out, it didn’t appear to be overly serious.

Yet, it’s still something to keep an eye on moving forward.

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Patriots OT Trent Brown explains limited training camp availability

Why has Trent Brown been limited at training camp? Here’s what the Patriots’ starting offensive tackle said on Monday.

Trent Brown spoke to the media on Monday afternoon after a rain-soaked practice and confirmed that his limitations at training camp are not contract-related. Quite the contrary, he expressed frustrations for not being able to join his teammates on the practice field.

For much of the spring and training camp, the Patriots’ left tackle has spent most of his time working off to the side on conditioning, while the rest of the team practiced without him in competitive drills.

Similarly, Matthew Judon was on the same path, but his tweaked contract over the weekend put him back on track as a full participant. That begged the question: Was Brown’s absence due to a contract issue? Well, according to Brown himself, that isn’t the case.

Brown also mentioned that he is dealing with something injury-related, but it shouldn’t affect his Week 1 status against the Philadelphia Eagles in the regular season opener.

When he is healthy and on his game, Brown is an above average offensive tackle. Like most of the players on the team, he checked out last season with the offense in turmoil. However, this year, he arrived in great shape and locked in. The Patriots offense has been struggling without Brown and starting guard Mike Onwenu.

Let’s hope Brown can heal up quickly to give fans a taste of what the team could look like with a healthy offensive line. This could simply be a situation of the team taking it easy on a banged-up, talented lineman and saving him for when it really matters.

As for now, the depth is thinning up front, and Brown’s absence makes it even more glaring.

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