Patriots Daily: Demario Douglas Returns; Stevenson Still Out

The New England Patriots received some good news yesterday. WR Demario Douglas (concussion) returned to practice for the first time since being injured against the New York Giants. Douglas was a limited participant, but it is a step in the right direction. His status for Sunday will be determined by how he progresses through concussion protocol. The fact that the NFL neither penalized nor fined Cam Brown of the Giants for clotheslining Douglas remains a head scratcher.

Has the @NFL or @NFLOfficiating or @nflcommish or @TroyVincentSr ever explained why there was no penalty or punishment for Cam Brown clotheslining Demario Douglas?

Douglas hasn’t played since, and remains in concussion protocol.
—#NFL #ForeverNE pic.twitter.com/TfrP2v44fi

— Dan Kelley (@DanKelley66) December 10, 2023

Meanwhile, RB Rhamondre Stevenson (ankle) remains sidelined. Stevenson was injured against the Chargers. He exited the game on a play when he fumbled and has been inactive since. Ezekiel Elliott will remain the workhorse for the Patriots if Stevenson is not good to go on Sunday. JaMycal Hasty and practice squad RB Kevin Harris are other options to take snaps.

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Fun Fact of the Day

Today is the birthday of former New England Patriots special teams ace Nate Ebner. Another former Patriots player hold the record for most special teams tackles in a career. Larry Izzo recorded 298 tackles on special teams in his career. He had 275 in the regular season and another 23 in the NFL Playoffs.

Tweet of the Day

Today’s Tweet of the Day comes from Games With Names, with a couple of New England Patriots legends reminiscing about the Indianapolis Colts…

The colts had no answer for the Pats. pic.twitter.com/yaBHSgeI0i

— Games With Names (@gameswithnames) December 12, 2023