FOXBORO — Patriots vast receiver Kendrick Bourne performed simply two snaps within the group’s season-opening loss to Miami.
He seems primed for extra Sunday in Pittsburgh.
Speaking to reporters Friday, Bourne stated he feels he shall be extra concerned in opposition to the Steelers.
“Yeah, yeah, for sure,” Bourne stated. “I’ve got some plays that I see out there. It was kind of the same last week, too, but it’s the same.”
Earlier, when requested if he had been given any indication he would see extra motion Sunday, Bourne stated: “Yeah, just been practicing. Been in that role, so just rotating, you know. Just waiting to go in. It’s been good, though.”
Bourne was extra definitive in regards to the high quality of his current practices.
“Feel better, feel better. Feel a lot better,” he stated. “Healthy, just moving well, and just want to do everything right that I’m supposed to do.”
Last weekend, Bourne caught a 41-yard go on his second and last snap of the Pats’ 20-7 loss at Miami. For the primary 54 minutes of play, he had benched in favor of veterans Jakobi Meyers, DeVante Parker and Nelson Agholor. Practice-squad wideout Lil’Jordan Humphrey additionally noticed snaps forward of Bourne and completed with three.
After the sport, Bourne admitted he hadn’t proven the coaches sufficient to earn their belief, however couldn’t fully clarify his lack of taking part in time.
Bourne is coming off a troublesome summer time, when he recorded the fewest receptions of any go catcher in group intervals of Patriots coaching camp. He was additionally tossed for combating in a single joint apply with the Panthers and obtained despatched house after exhibiting up late to the Pats’ ensuing preseason sport with Carolina.
In the group’s preseason finale, Bourne caught two passes for 16 yards, together with one for a fourth-down conversion. On Friday, he was requested what’s helped him get by way of a tricky summer time and begin to the season.
“Just keeping my spirits high, not getting down,” Bourne stated. “Just staying focused, staying in the playbook, staying on top of things I need to be on top of so I can be ready to make plays.”
Last 12 months, Bourne was the Pats’ second-leading receiver with 800 yards and their most explosive with a team-best 14.5 yards per catch common.
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