The Patriots may get A.J. Brown back for Sunday’s game against the Jets, but the team will take more time to make a final determination.
Brown (ankle) is officially questionable for Week 6. If he’s going to play, the team will have to activate him to the 53-man roster.
“We won’t make that decision until tomorrow, so we’ll have to see how he responds from practice today and then go from there,” head coach Mike Vrabel said Friday, via transcript from the team. “I think he looks OK, like everybody. Some good plays, some bad plays. We’re trying to see where his conditioning level is and see how he may feel here after practice today.”
Running back TreVeyon Henderson (ankle) and offensive tackle Will Campbell (knee) are also questionable after being limited participants in practice all week.
“Again, see how they come in and then we’ll evaluate and go from there,” Vrabel said.
Cornerback Christian Gonzalez (shoulder) is off the injury report and is expected to play. He said earlier in the week that he would be ready for the contest.
Cornerback Carlton Davis (neck) and cornerback Karon Prunty (hamstring) have been ruled out.
Offensive tackle Marcus Bryant (ankle), cornerback Channing Canada (hamstring), linebacker Christian Elliss (chest), and safety Craig Woodson (shoulder) are all questionable.
Defensive tackle Cory Durden (illness), safety Kevin Byard (chest), linebacker Dre’Mont Jones (shoulder), cornerback Marcus Jones (ankle), offensive tackle Morgan Moses (foot), cornerback Charles Woods (shoulder), and quarterback Drake Maye (right shoulder) are all off the injury report and are expected to play.
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The NFL Player Association announced on Friday that Patriots tight end Hunter Henry has been named their Community MVP for Week 6.
Hunter’s selection comes after he partnered with International Justice Mission to host his second “Freedom to Play” ping pong tournament. The event, which featured several of Henry’s teammates, raised more than $220,000 to combat human trafficking and slavery.
“I’m thankful to be honored and excited to continue to bring awareness to end human trafficking across the globe,” Henry said in a statement.
The NFLPA will donate $10,000 to the International Justice Mission in honor of Henry’s selection. He will also join the other weekly MVPs in being eligible for the Alan Page Award at the end of the 2026 season.
The Jets will remain without three offensive starters when they play their first divisional game of the season in New England on Sunday.
Head coach Aaron Glenn said at his Friday press conference that running back Breece Hall (quad), wide receiver Adonai Mitchell (finger), and left guard Dylan Parham will be out against the Patriots. It will be Mitchell’s fourth straight missed game while Hall and Parham will be out for the third time this season.
Linebacker Joseph Ossai (ankle) is the only defensive player who has been ruled out.
There was better news regarding tight end Kenyon Sadiq, who will take one of the final steps toward clearing the concussion protocol with a move up to full practice participation on Friday. Wide receiver Omar Cooper (ankle) is also set be a full participant as he nears activation from injured reserve.
Jon Morris, a member of the Patriots Hall of Fame, has died, the team announced Thursday. He was 84.
The cause of death was undisclosed.
The Boston Patriots selected Morris in the fourth round in the 1964 AFL draft, and the Packers took him in the second round of the NFL draft. The Holy Cross product signed with the Patriots and spent 11 of his 15 NFL seasons in New England.
Morris was a six-time AFL all-star center from 1964-69 and a Pro Bowl selection in 1970 when the team joined the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL merger.
Morris spent the 1974-77 seasons in Detroit before a final season with Chicago in 1978.
“Jon Morris was one of the great players who helped build the foundation of our franchise,” Patriots owner Robert Kraft said in a statement. “For generations of Patriots fans, he represented the toughness, dedication and pride of those early teams.”
Morris played alongside future Patriots Hall of Famers Gino Cappelletti, Babe Parilli and Jim Nance, and he went into the team’s Hall of Fame in 2011. Morris was also included on the Patriots’ 50th anniversary team in 2009.
Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez said earlier this week that he would be ready to play Sunday’s game against the Jets.
He’s taken another step toward that becoming reality.
Gonzalez was upgraded to a full participant in Thursday’s practice, according to New England’s injury report.
He was listed as limited on Wednesday.
Gonzalez has missed the last two games with a shoulder injury.
The Patriots had only one other change on its lengthy injury report. Defensive tackle Cory Durden (illness) did not participate on Thursday.
Cornerback Carlton Davis (neck) and cornerback Karon Prunty (hamstring) did not participate for the second consecutive day.
Receiver A.J. Brown (ankle), offensive tackle Marcus Bryant (ankle), safety Kevin Byard (chest), offensive tackle Will Campbell (knee), cornerback Channing Canada (hamstring), linebacker Christian Elliss (chest), running back TreVeyon Henderson (ankle), linebacker Dre’Mont Jones (shoulder), cornerback Marcus Jones (ankle), offensive tackle Morgan Moses (foot), cornerback Charles Woods (shoulder), and safety Craig Woodson (shoulder) all remained limited.
Quarterback Drake Maye (right shoulder) remained full.
Patriots wide receiver A.J. Brown took part in practice for the second straight day on Thursday, but he’s not ready to make any predictions about whether he’ll be activated from injured reserve in time to face the Jets in Week 6.
Brown has missed the last four games after injuring his ankle in the season opener and said he feels “pretty good” after his first two days on the practice field. Brown added that his status for the game is “still up in the air” as head coach Mike Vrabel assesses his readiness.
“Obviously it’s going to be a Coach Vrabel decision, to see where I’m at and make the better decision for the long haul, not just for temporarily,” Brown said, via Mike Reiss of ESPN.com.
The Patriots will issue injury designations for the Jets game on Friday, but they will have until Saturday afternoon to activate Brown.
A.J. Brown was limited in his return to Patriots practice, according to the team’s Wednesday injury report.
Brown, who has missed the last four games with an ankle injury suffered in the season opener, had his 21-day practice window opened on Wednesday.
While cornerback Christian Gonzalez (shoulder) told reporters he will be able to play on Sunday, he was also limited in the day’s session.
While there was some discussion about whether or not offensive tackle Will Campbell (knee) and running back TreVeyon Henderson (ankle) would be placed on injured reserve, they were officially limited in Wednesday’s practice.
Offensive tackle Marcus Bryant (ankle), safety Kevin Byard (chest), cornerback Channing Canada (hamstring), linebacker Dre’Mont Jones (shoulder), cornerback Marcus Jones (ankle), offensive tackle Morgan Moses (foot), cornerback Charles Woods (shoulder), and safety Craig Woodson (shoulder) were also limited.
Cornerback Carlton Davis (neck) and cornerback Karon Prunty (hamstring) both did not participate.
And quarterback Drake Maye (right shoulder) was again listed as full on the report, which has been the case for the last few weeks.
Cornerback Christian Gonzalez returned to practice for the Patriots on Wednesday and he said that another return is coming this Sunday.
Gonzalez missed the last two games with a shoulder injury, but said he is “good now” and ready to play against the Jets this weekend.
“I’ve been itching, kind of going a little crazy when I’m not getting to play,” Gonzalez said, via Mike Reiss of ESPN.com. “It’s hard. You put in work with all these guys and then you don’t get to be out there with them.”
The Patriots also got wide receiver A.J. Brown back at practice on Wednesday and he could make his first appearance since injuring his ankle in the season opener. Given how big a part of the Patriots’ plans both players were coming into the season, having them in the lineup this week would be a good way to build on their current two-game winning streak.
New England’s offense has come alive over the last two weeks and now the team may be getting its top receiver back soon.
Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel told reporters in his press conference that A.J. Brown’s 21-day practice window is opening on Wednesday.
Brown suffered an ankle sprain during the Week 1 loss to the Seahawks. He was placed on injured reserve, missing the last four games.
Brown caught three passes for 26 yards before he had to exit the season opener.
Notably, cornerback Christian Gonzalez will also practice on Wednesday after missing the last two games with a shoulder injury. He did not practice at all last week.
Cornerback Carlton Davis (neck) is not slated to return to practice on Wednesday.
Offensive tackle Marcus Bryant will also have his 21-day practice window opened as he returns from IR.
Finally, Vrabel noted that the team will likely wait until the weekend to determine whether or not running back TreVeyon Henderson and offensive tackle Will Campbell will be placed on IR, causing them to miss the next four games.
The Jets have been missing several skill position players on offense in recent weeks, but one of them will be back on the practice field Wednesday.
Head coach Aaron Glenn said that rookie wide receiver Omar Cooper has been designated to return from injured reserve. The first-round pick has been out since Week 1 with an ankle injury.
Cooper was hurt on his only catch of the Jets’ win over the Titans. He picked up 30 yards with that catch to set up a touchdown by fellow first-rounder Kenyon Sadiq.
While Cooper could be in play to face the Patriots this weekend, the Jets are set to remain without running back Breece Hall and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell. Glenn called both players week-to-week. Hall has missed two games with a quad injury while Mitchell has missed three with a finger injury that required a surgical procedure.
