The New England Patriots protection will probably be shorthanded in Week 5, missing each starting safeties against the Miami Dolphins. After already ruling out Jabrill Peppers on Saturday, Kyle Dugger additionally was placed on the inactives listing 90 minutes earlier than kickoff on Sunday.
Dugger damage his ankle final week versus the San Francisco 49ers and was trending towards inactivity after not taking part in apply main as much as the Dolphins game. With each him and Peppers, who's coping with a shoulder situation, unavailable, New England will flip to its backup safeties: Jaylinn Hawkins is the subsequent man up, whereas recently-activated Marte Mapu, undrafted rookie Dell Pettus and profession particular teamer Brenden Schooler may also issue into the combination.
The remainder of the Patriots’ inactives look as follows:
Patriots inactives
- WR Javon Baker
- TE Jaheim Bell
- S Kyle Dugger
- DE Jamree Kromah
- QB Joe Milton III (emergency QB)
- WR Okay.J. Osborn
- S Jabrill Peppers
Of the Patriots’ seven inactives, three carried an damage designation into the weekend. Besides Dugger and Peppers, Okay.J. Osborn additionally was dominated out; a shoulder ailment is forcing him out of the game against Miami.
The 4 different inactives, in the meantime, are all wholesome scratches.
The flip facet of that's 9 questionable gamers being cleared for motion in time. Offensive linemen Vederian Lowe (knee), Michael Jordan (ankle), Nick Leverett (ankle) and Layden Robinson (ankle, wrist) are amongst that group, as are edge defender Anfernee Jennings (shoulder) and cornerbacks Jonathan Jones (shoulder) and Marcus Jones (groin).
In addition to these seven, extensive receiver Kendrick Bourne (knee) and security/linebacker Marte Mapu (calf) have been activated from the PUP and injured reserve lists, respectively. Both have been labeled questionable on Friday as nicely.
Dolphins inactives
- CB Ethan Bonner
- LB Mohamed Kamara
- OL Andrew Meyer
- S Jordan Poyer
- QB Skylar Thompson
- LB Channing Tindall
- RB Jeff Wilson Jr.
The Dolphins’ inactives listing consists of two noteworthy names. Safety Jordan Poyer was already dominated out for the game resulting from a shin situation, whereas the one different participant on the damage report — QB Skylar Thompson (ribs) — additionally is not going to go well with up on Sunday; with Tua Tagovailoa on injured reserve that signifies that third-string quarterback Tyler Huntley will once more draw the beginning.
Kickoff between the Patriots and Dolphins at Gillette Stadium is about for 1 p.m. ET. New England is getting into the game as 1.5-point dwelling underdogs, based on the most recent odds supplied by FanDuel.
