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Patriots lose AJ Brown to injury again, rule out other offensive players ahead of matchup with division rival

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The New England Patriots face significant challenges for their upcoming divisional game against the Miami Dolphins as three key offensive players are ruled out due to injury or illness: wide receiver A.J. Brown (ankle and knee), running back TreVeyon Henderson (illness), and offensive tackle Marcus Bryant (ankle). This follows Brown's previous ankle injuries that sidelined him earlier in the season, including an incident where he was injured during a game against the Seattle Seahawks on September 9.

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A.J. Brown, a key receiver for the New England Patriots, has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the Miami Dolphins due to ongoing ankle and knee injuries. This development comes after Brown missed four games earlier in the season with a high ankle sprain and returned only recently. The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Brown is dealing with a degenerative knee condition that flared up, complicating his return. Additionally, running back TreVeyon Henderson and offensive tackle Marcus Bryant have also been ruled out for the game due to illness and an ankle injury respectively. This setback could further strain New England’s already weakened receiver room as veterans like Mack Hollins and Romeo Doubs remain on injured reserve.

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NFL New England’s Patriots the Miami Dolphins the Seattle Seahawks

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Brown PERSON · 5× Patriots ORG · 3× A.J. Brown PERSON · 1× Marcus Bryant PERSON · 1× NFL ORG · 1× New England’s ORG · 1× Seattle GPE · 1× TreVeyon Henderson PERSON · 1× the Miami Dolphins ORG · 1× the Seattle Seahawks ORG · 1×

Narrative

After an uneven 2025 season for both Brown and the Eagles' offense, Philadelphia traded him to the Patriots for a pair of future draft picks amid signs that his once-close friendship and productive on-field partnership with quarterback Jalen Hurts had deteriorated.

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🔮 New England’s offense will be shorthanded Sunday, with three players ruled out for the Patriots divisional game against the Miami Dolphins.

2026-11-01 · Fox News

Patriots lose AJ Brown to injury again, rule out other offensive players ahead of matchup with division rival · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 1 hedged)

New England’s offense will be shorthanded Sunday, with three players ruled out for the Patriots divisional game against the Miami Dolphins. asserted

players → rule → Dolphins

The Patriots ruled out wide receiver A.J. Brown because of ankle and knee injuries, running back TreVeyon Henderson because of an illness and offensive tackle Marcus Bryant because of an ankle injury. asserted

Patriots → rule → injury

All three players had been listed as questionable before being ruled out. asserted

players → list → ?

For Brown, the setback comes after he injured his ankle in the season opener and spent the next four games on injured reserve with a high ankle sprain. asserted

he → come → sprain

He returned to play in each of the past two games. asserted

He → return → games

Brown appeared to suffer the injury while attempting to make a catch at Lumen Field against the Seattle Seahawks on Sept. 9 during the NFL’s first regular-season game played on a Wednesday. asserted

Brown → appear → Wednesday

The matchup was billed as a rematch of Super Bowl LX, which Seattle won in February by defeating New England 29-10 to claim the franchise’s second Vince Lombardi Trophy. uncertain

Seattle → bill → Trophy

Brown went down after a Seahawks defender rolled into him and remained on the field after the play. asserted

defender → go → play

After medical personnel tended to Brown on the field, he made his way to the sideline without assistance. asserted

he → tend → assistance

He was later ruled out for the remainder of the game because of what was described as an ankle injury. asserted

what → rule → injury

He finished that night with three catches for 26 yards. asserted

He → finish → yards

friendship → trade → Hurts

The Week 8 matchup with the Dolphins will be Henderson’s second missed game this season. asserted

matchup → miss → Dolphins

He sat out the season opener with an ankle injury Bryant has been on injured reserve through the season, but was designated to return and was a full participant in practice all week. asserted

Bryant → sit → practice

The Associated Press contributed to this report. asserted

Press → contribute → report