FOXBOROUGH – Patriots safety Devin McCourty went to the locker room with a head injury in the third quarter of Sunday’s game against the Jets.
McCourty, who has played nearly every defensive snap this season, was slow to get up after taking friendly fire contact from teammate Malcom Brown as the two rushed to tackle Jets running back Trenton Cannon. McCourty was briefly evaluated on the sideline before heading to the locker room, then was declared questionable to return.
Linebacker Dont’a Hightower was shaken up on the same play and spent a couple snaps on the sideline with trainers, but quickly returned to the game.