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@MikeReiss can you shed light on D Harris not playing? Feel like he could help with Hightower out
Alex, this is a combination of David Harris' place on the depth chart (he's behind Kyle Van Noy and Elandon Roberts) and the defenses that the Patriots have run in the first two games. Against the Chiefs in the opener, the Patriots spent most of the game in a dime defense (just one linebacker on the field), and then the next week against the Saints, it was mostly a nickel game (two linebackers on the field).