Patriots Daily: Four DNPs on Wednesday, One Return to Practice

The New England Patriots practice participation list included 12 players on Wednesday. Fortunately, two players listed were full participants: OL Mike Onwenu (wrist) and S Jabill Peppers (ankle). C David Andrews was listed as limited due to rest. However, that still left nine Patriots with injuries, including four who did not participate on Wednesday.

One piece of good news for New England on the injury front was the return of OG Sidy Sow. He was a limited participant but had been out since injuring his ankle in the preseason finale.

Not participating in practice were  OT Vederian Lowe (knee), OG Michael Jordan (ankle), LB Anfernee Jennings (shoulder), and CB Alex Austin (ankle).

Impact of Injuries

Lowe missed Week 3 for New England. Caedan Wallace at left tackle but struggled in the game and injured his knee. He was a limited participant on Wednesday. If Lowe and Wallace are unavailable, Demontrey Jacobs, who played the final 14 offensive snaps Thursday, will likely start at left tackle.

Jordan started at left guard against the Jets but was injured in the game. Zach Thomas replaced him. If Sow is available, he will likely start, regardless of Jordan’s availability. Thomas gets the nod if Jordan and Sow are both out.

Jennings would be a huge loss for the Patriots if he remains out. New England is thin at linebacker/edge following the trade of Matthew Judon and injuries to Oshane Ximines and Ja’Whaun Bentley.

Alex Austin played only 14 snaps against the Jets. Marco Wilson was inactive for Week 3 after playing the first two weeks. Wilson replacing Austin on the active roster on Sunday would be the most likely scenario.

Aside from Andrews, Sow, and Wallace, three others were limited participants on Wednesday: TE Hunter Henry, CB Christian Gonzalez (shoulder), and CB Jonathan Jones. Hopefully, everyone will heal up quickly.

Also in Thursday’s Patriots Daily:

Patriots Fact/Trivia of the Day

Fifty-four players have played for the New England Patriots in 2024. That is not close to the team record. In 1987, the strike season with replacement players, 99 different players played for New England. The most in a non-strike season was 73 in 2015. Only 12 players played in all 16 games that season.

Post of the Day

New England Patriots legend Julian Edelman talks to Bill O’Brien on his Games With Names podcast about some sidenline interactions with Tom Brady:

It’s not all about you all the time @TomBrady

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— Julian Edelman (@Edelman11) September 24, 2024

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