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Jordy McElroy

Patriots Week 18 injury report: Three players missing at Wednesday’s practice

The New England Patriots were back on the practice field for their final week of the 2023 regular season on Wednesday. There were 10 players listed on the injury report as limited participants at practice, while three other players were non-participants.

Offensive tackle Trent Brown (illness) was one of the players that did not participate in practice.

Brown was a healthy scratch against the Buffalo Bills last week. Coach Bill Belichick didn’t give a reason for the team’s decision to make that move, but there was a recent report that Brown had purposely held out of games, even when healthy, to protect himself and future earnings.

That could mean there’s a chance we’ve seen Brown for the last time on the field for the Patriots. Here are the full injury reports for both the Patriots and New York Jets ahead of Sunday’s game:

New England Patriots

Player Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game Status
OL Trent Brown Illness DNP
DB Myles Bryant Illness DNP
DL Christian Barmore Knee LP
TE Pharaoh Brown Ribs LP
TE Hunter Henry Knee LP
LB Anfernee Jennings Knee LP
CB Jonathan Jones Knee LP
WR DeVante Parker Ribs LP
S Jabrill Peppers Hamstring LP
ST Matthew Slater Hamstring LP
LB Jahlani Tavai Tooth LP
CB Shaun Wade Hip LP

DNP: Did not practice; LP: Limited participation ; FP: Full participation

New York Jets

Player Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game Status
OL Jacob Hansen Concussion DNP
TE Jeremy Ruckert Concussion DNP
QB Zach Wilson Concussion DNP
QB Aaron Rodgers Achilles LP
OL Wes Schweitzer Calf LP
RB Israel Abanikanda Ankle FP
DL John Franklin-Myers Ankle FP
WR Allen Lazard Illness FP

DNP: Did not practice; LP: Limited participation ; FP: Full participation

When speaking with media members, Belichick confirmed that he was going to play his healthy starters against the Jets. This likely won’t be a week where the Patriots sit players in hopes of giving reps to some of their younger talent.

It’ll be full steam ahead against the Jets with whoever is healthy enough to play.

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