It’s yet more bad news for a New England team that’s already thin at linebacker. Elandon Roberts finds himself the latest casualty in a long string of them so far in 2016, dealing with an apparent ankle injury according to Wednesday’s injury report.. He joins Shea McLellan (concussion) and Jamie Collins (hip) who also saw limited participation in practice.
Linebacker Jonathan Freeny was placed on injured reserve last week as well.
Rookie LB Elandon Roberts (ankle) was a limited participant in today’s practice. He has been impressive the last 2 games.
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) October 19, 2016
The team’s inexperience at the position proved a liability in the first half of last Sunday’s contest against the Cincinnati Bengals, with Andy Dalton consistently finding soft spots in the middle of Matt Patricia’s zone defense.