The Patriots came out of Sunday’s 45-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders with two more injuries to watch, as left tackle Will Campbell and running back TreVeyon Henderson both failed to finish the game.
On Monday, head coach Mike Vrabel offered brief updates on both young players, along with veteran wide receiver A.J. Brown, whose return window may be opening.
Henderson was the first to go down, leaving in the second quarter with an ankle injury and initially listed as questionable to return. He never made it back from the locker room and was eventually ruled out.
“We’ll evaluate here and see how it looks,” Vrabel said. “Wasn’t able to finish the game and if we see that on Wednesday, he’s going to be limited, then we’ll let you know he’ll be limited.
And I know that [Henderson and Campbell] will do everything that they can to get back. But unfortunately, they weren’t able to finish the game.
So, I don’t know where their availability will be just less than 24 hours after the game.”
Campbell left on the same drive as Henderson and, like the running back, was first tagged as questionable before being ruled out. He is reportedly dealing with a knee sprain, and an MRI on Monday was used to determine the severity. Vrabel didn’t offer a firm timeline, but he sounded guardedly hopeful.
“We’ll see how the week goes,” he said. “It’ll get looked at and continues to rehab.
Wasn’t able to finish the game, so I don’t know how much time he’ll miss - if he’ll be back towards the end of the week, if he’ll be back Wednesday. We’ll take it day by day and see how he feels tomorrow, see what he does Wednesday, and keep you updated on the injury report.”
Brown’s situation is different. With Week 5 complete, he is now eligible to come off injured reserve after being placed there following the Patriots’ Week 1 loss in Seattle because of a high ankle sprain. There has been growing optimism about where he stands in his recovery, and Vrabel did not shut down the idea of him returning to practice this week.
“A chance? Yes, there is.”
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