The Patriots got back on the practice field Wednesday, but the injury list still had some bite to it.
New England was missing three members of its active roster during the first session of the week, with outside linebackers Dre’Mont Jones and Quintayvious Hutchins and safety Craig Woodson all sitting out. It came after a busy start to the week that saw guard Mike Onwenu and safety Dell Pettus land on injured reserve within 24 hours.
There were some encouraging signs mixed in, though, as several players moved into limited work ahead of Sunday’s 1 p.m. ET trip to EverBank Stadium.
Among the Patriots’ limited participants was tight end Eli Raridon, who caught a 30-yard pass and played 11 offensive snaps in last Sunday’s 20-3 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers before going down with a thigh injury. Fullback Reggie Gilliam, tackles Morgan Moses and Dametrious Crownover, and safety Brenden Schooler also were limited. Schooler’s 21-day practice window opened this week after he spent all of training camp on the non-football injury list, though he still can’t be activated until the first four games of the regular season are in the books.
Cornerback Carlton Davis III was also listed, though he returned as a full participant after the Patriots downgraded him to out on the eve of last weekend’s home opener. Davis, who started all 17 games last season, had carried a questionable tag into kickoff after missing three straight practices with a neck injury.
For New England, Jones and Woodson both left last Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh with shoulder injuries. Jones went out in the second quarter and was downgraded from questionable to out.
Woodson, another starter, also didn’t finish the game. Hutchins, the Boston College product taken No. 247 overall in the 2026 NFL draft, logged three tackles before a knee injury forced him out.
Jacksonville, meanwhile, had no players listed as did not participate.
The Jaguars’ limited group included running back LeQuint Allen Jr. (hip), wide receiver Jakobi Meyers (thumb), tackle Cole Van Lanen (knee), center Robert Hainsey (elbow, groin), defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton (back), and cornerback Christian Braswell (knee).
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