FOXBORO — Patriots huge receiver Mack Hollins was conspicuously absent from Wednesday’s observe contained in the staff’s observe bubble.
Head coach Mike Vrabel stated earlier than observe that Hollins’ 21-day window to return off injured reserve was not anticipated to begin Wednesday.
“I might not anticipate Mack being on the market,” Vrabel stated.
Hollins suffered an belly damage within the Patriots’ Week 16 win over the Ravens and was positioned on IR previous to Week 17. Sunday’s AFC Championship Recreation is the earliest he can return from the belly damage.
It might be barely stunning to see Hollins return to observe, be activated and play towards the Broncos this week after lacking Wednesday’s observe, however it may well’t utterly be dominated out.
Vrabel was non-committal Monday when requested if Hollins would return off IR. Hollins’ teammate, fellow huge receiver Kayshon Boutte, had a extra optimistic outlook.
“We simply stated, ‘Yet another recreation and we get Mack again,’” Boutte relayed a few dialog he had with Stefon Diggs earlier than the Patriots’ divisional-round win over the Texans. “However I believe it could imply loads to Mack, although. We bust our ass to get the place we at as we speak, the AFC Championship, so now that he’s again, we look ahead to roll.”
Defensive deal with Joshua Farmer (hamstring) and Terrell Jennings (concussion protocol), each of whom are on IR, have been at observe Wednesday within the WIN Waste Administration Area Home.
