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Jordy McElroy

Patriots Week 10 injury report: Veteran WR returned at Wednesday’s practice

The New England Patriots were back on the field for the first time on Wednesday, since their disappointing loss to the Washington Commanders. It’s still a mostly banged-up football team, but there is hope things could get better in the coming days.

Wide receiver DeVante Parker, who missed last week due to a concussion, was back on the field in a limited capacity.

This season has obviously been a letdown for Parker, but he’s still the Patriots’ best outside receiving target. So having him back on the field will be an instant boost for the unit against a shaky Indianapolis Colts secondary.

Offensive tackle Trent Brown didn’t participate for personal reasons. Once that’s resolves, there’s hope he can return to practice in a limited fashion, while he continues to work his way back from an ankle injury.

Here is the full injury report for both teams ahead of Sunday’s showdown in Germany:

New England Patriots

Player Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game Status
OT Trent Brown Not injury-related (personal)/Ankle DNP
CB J.C.Jackson Not injury-related DNP
DL Christian Barmore Knee LP
LB Ja’Whaun Bentley Hamstring LP
CB Myles Bryant Chest LP
WR Demario Douglas Ankle LP
CB Jonathan Jones Knee LP
OL Vederian Lowe Ankle LP
WR DeVante Parker Concussion LP
DL Deatrich Wise Shoulder LP

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

Indianapolis Colts

Player Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game Status
CB JuJu Brents Quadricep DNP
WR Josh Downs Knee DNP
LB Zaire Franklin Knee DNP
TE Drew Ogletree Foot DNP
CB Tony Brown Concussion LP
T Braden Smith Hip/Wrist FP

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

The Patriots are a bit too far gone to right the ship in 2023. At this point, it’s all about staying as healthy as possible and playing well enough in games to keep things from sinking entirely.

They’ll have a legitimate shot at doing that in Sunday’s meeting with a Colts team with less than .500 win percentage and enough flaws to make quarterback Mac Jones and the sputtering Patriots offense look decent enough to steal an upset.

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