Week 6 status "up in the air"
Brown (ankle) said Thursday that it's "up in the air" whether he'll be available for Sunday's game against the Jets, and that the decision will ultimately be made by head coach Mike Vrabel, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site reports.
Brown practiced Wednesday after having his 21-day window to return from injured reserve opened. "I felt pretty good," Brown said regarding Wednesday's practice, during which he was listed as limited. "It's one step at a time." The flashy offseason acquisition has missed the past four games due to a sprained ankle sustained in the second half of New England's season-opening loss to Seattle. A loss to the Jets on Sunday would drop the Patriots to third in the AFC East standings, but New England's passing game has been trending in the right direction despite Brown's ongoing absence, as Drake Maye has a 7:1 TD:INT over the past two games after posting a 1:6 ratio through Week 3.
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TreVeyon Henderson
Set to practice in pads Thursday
Henderson (ankle) is in pads ahead of Thursday's practice, Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald reports.
TreVeyon Henderson
Surprise practice participant Wednesday
The Patriots listed Henderson (ankle) as a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.
A.J. Brown
Limited in return to practice
Brown (ankle) was a limited practice participant Wednesday.
TreVeyon Henderson
Absent for first Week 6 practice
Henderson (ankle) isn't participating in Wednesday's practice, Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald reports.
A.J. Brown
Designated for return from IR
Head coach Mike Vrabel said Wednesday that the Patriots are designating Brown (ankle) for return from injured reserve, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.
Eli Raridon
Productive in Week 5 victory
Raridon caught all five of his targets for 57 yards during the Patriots' 45-17 win over the Raiders on Sunday.
Rhamondre Stevenson
Set for heavier workload without Henderson
Stevenson is expected to take on a heavier workload for the next few weeks while TreVeyon Henderson recovers from a high-ankle sprain that he sustained in Sunday's 45-17 win over the Raiders, per ESPN.
Corey Kiner
Set for change-of-pace role sans Henderson
Kiner is expected to move into the No. 2 spot on the depth chart behind lead back Rhamondre Stevenson in Sunday's game against the Jets with TreVeyon Henderson (ankle) expected to be sidelined for multiple weeks, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.
TreVeyon Henderson
Out multiple weeks with high-ankle sprain
Henderson is expected to miss multiple weeks after he was diagnosed with a right high-ankle sprain following an MRI on Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
A.J. Brown
Could return to practice Week 6
Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said Monday that Brown (ankle) has "a chance" to return to practice this week, Mark Daniels of MassLive.com reports.