The Patriots got Christian Barmore back in full on Thursday, but the injury picture still got busier in Foxborough.
Marcus Jones was added to the list of non-participants after opening the week without limitations, joining TreVeyon Henderson, Hunter Henry and A.J. Brown on the sideline as New England worked through its second injury report before Sunday’s 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff against the Packers at Gillette Stadium.
Jones was held out because of a foot issue. He has been on the field for every game this season and has played 81.4 percent of the Patriots’ defensive snaps, piling up 41 tackles, one sack and one interception while also averaging 10.9 yards per punt return.
The Patriots’ offensive injury list stayed crowded, too. Henderson has now missed four straight practices with an illness and was downgraded to out on the eve of last weekend’s Miami Dolphins game, along with Brown. Brown has also missed four consecutive sessions after knee concerns were added to the report on top of the high ankle sprain.
Henry is now dealing with back-to-back absences to start the week. The veteran tight end and team captain was first listed as questionable to return before halftime at Hard Rock Stadium because of a foot injury, then was ruled out in the final quarter of the 24-19 AFC East win. He finished with three catches for 30 yards on just eight offensive snaps.
Barmore’s return from illness put him back in full participation alongside Drake Maye, whose throwing shoulder remains on the report. Maye closed out October with a 67.2 completion percentage, 1,199 passing yards, 12 touchdowns, two interceptions and a 119.0 passer rating.
He also ran for 129 yards and two scores. Then, as November began in Miami Gardens, he went 16-of-20 for 199 yards, two passing touchdowns and another on the ground.
Eight Patriots were limited on Thursday, with Brenden Schooler the only new addition to that group. The special teams captain is dealing with a hamstring injury after spending all of training camp and the first four games on the non-football injury list. Since returning from a back issue, he has four tackles in four games.
Mack Hollins and Greg Van Roten also had their 21-day practice windows open as the week began. Hollins landed on injured reserve in early October with a calf injury, while Van Roten went on injured reserve in late September with a hamstring injury.
On the other side, the Packers listed five players as non-participants: Josh Whyle, Travis Glover, Sean Rhyan, Zaire Franklin and Keisean Nixon.
Green Bay also had six players limited, including Marshawn Lloyd, Chris Brooks, Christian Watson, Aaron Banks and Micah Parsons. Parsons was listed as a PUP return.
No players were listed for either team in the final section of the report.
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