DeVante Parker is a shock inactive Thursday night time in opposition to the Steelers, leaving the Patriots with simply 4 obtainable extensive receivers.
Parker was listed as questionable with a knee harm. He traveled to Pittsburgh however is not going to play. The Patriots have Jalen Reagor, Tyquan Thornton, JuJu Smith-Schuster and QB/extensive receiver Malik Cunningham at extensive receiver. Cunningham was elevated from the apply squad Thursday afternoon.
Here’s the Patriots’ full record of inactives:
WR DeVante Parker
CB Shuan Wade
RB Rhamondre Stevenson
RB JaMycal Hasty
OT Vederian Lowe
WR Kayshon Boutte
WR Demario Douglas
Notes:
— Wade, Stevenson, Boutte and Douglas didn’t make the journey to Pittsburgh.
— Alex Austin will assist fill the void of Wade to play alongside J.C. Jackson, Jonathan Jones and Myles Bryant in his Patriots debut.
— The Patriots elevated Kevin Harris from the apply squad Thursday. The 2022 sixth-round choose work right into a rotation with Ezekiel Elliott and Ty Montgomery.
— Lowe has been a wholesome scratch in current weeks after beginning at left and proper deal with earlier this season. The Patriots could have Trent Brown, Cole Strange, David Andrews, Sidy Sow, Mike Onwenu, Conor McDermott, Jake Andrews and Atonio Mafi obtainable on the offensive line.
— It will likely be attention-grabbing to see how Cunningham is used. He’s nonetheless a developmental extensive receiver and will see snaps at his faculty place of quarterback in reduction of starter Bailey Zappe.
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