The New England Patriots misplaced greater than only a recreation after they suffered a 13-10 season-opening loss on the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday evening. Patriots huge receiver A.J. Brown went down with an ankle harm within the third quarter of the defeat.
On Thursday, NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo shared some excellent news for Patriots followers concerning Brown’s standing for the rest of the season.
Patriots get one piece of excellent A.J. Brown information
In accordance with Rapoport and Garafolo, Brown “is believed to have suffered a excessive ankle sprain.”
“X-rays didn’t reveal a fracture,” Rapoport and Garafolo continued.
The outcomes of an MRI, scheduled for Thursday, will assist give the Patriots extra data concerning what number of video games Brown might miss. Per a Sporting News article from September 2025, Grade 1 excessive ankle sprains “sometimes require 1–2 weeks to heal, whereas Grade 2 sprains often take 4–6 weeks.”
It is assumed Brown is not coping with a Grade 3 excessive ankle sprain, which is “an harm the place the ligament within the excessive ankle is totally torn.” A fracture presumably might have ended Brown’s season.
The Patriots have a little bit of a break earlier than they host the Pittsburgh Steelers for a Week 2 recreation on Sept. 20. It appears seemingly Brown will not play in that matchup, and he might additionally miss no less than the Week 3 contest on the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept. 27.
Shedding A.J. Brown “harm” Patriots gamers
“Yeah. That harm,” Patriots receiver DeMario Douglas stated in regards to the Brown harm after the loss, per Mark Daniels of MassLive. “I imply, that’s an excellent chief. A canine. Yeah, that harm.”
With out having Brown as a weapon, Patriots quarterback Drake Maye tossed three expensive interceptions within the fourth quarter in opposition to Seattle. In accordance with Daniels, Brown instructed the crew’s receivers after he limped off the sphere on Wednesday that “all the things was going to be all proper.”
“It’s not simple. It’s not simple,” New England receiver Romeo Doubs added in regards to the Brown harm. “You recognize, I’m glad he’s in nice spirits, and in the end we simply received to have a plan shifting ahead, that’s all.”
In early June, the Patriots traded a 2028 first-round draft decide and a 2027 fifth-round decide to the Philadelphia Eagles for Brown. Earlier than his harm, he recorded three receptions on 4 targets for 26 yards on Wednesday.
