Patriots Inactives Reaction: Trent Brown Healthy Scratch Vs. Bills
Hunter Henry also won't play
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Trent Brown has been benched.
The veteran left tackle, who was removed from the Patriots’ injury report Friday, was a healthy scratch for Sunday’s road game against the Buffalo Bills. It marked the first time Brown was healthy but inactive in any of his seasons with New England.
The Patriots will take on the Bills with just three active tackles: Mike Onwenu, Vederian Lowe and sophomore Andrew Stueber, who was elevated from the practice squad.
Here’s the full Week 17 inactives list, which also includes tight end Hunter Henry:
DB Jabrill Peppers
OT Trent Brown
WR Kayshon Boutte
RB JaMycal Hasty
TE Hunter Henry
DL Sam Roberts
QB Nathan Rourke (emergency third QB)
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Henry and Peppers will miss their second consecutive game due to an ankle and hamstring injury, respectively. Boutte is dealing with an illness.
The Patriots also will be without wideout Juju Smith-Schuster, who was placed on season-ending injured reserve Saturday.
As for the Bills, they announced five inactives, including healthy scratch Von Miller. Cornerback Kaiir Elam also won’t play.
S Damar Hamlin
LB Von Miller
CB Kaiir Elam
T Alec Anderson
DT Linval Joseph
New England and Buffalo will kick off from Highmark Stadium at 1 p.m. ET.
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