During the Patriots’ 20-7 season-opening loss to the Dolphins on Sunday, wide receiver Kendrick Bourne played only two snaps during the entire game.
On one of those plays, Bourne hauled in a 41-yard catch, New England’s longest gain of the day.
Explaining why a player who developed a rapport with Mac Jones in 2021 and was able to make such an instantaneous contribution on Sunday was largely absent from the game was one of several matters brought to Bill Belichick during Sunday’s postgame press conference.
“We did what we thought was best,” said Belichick when asked about Bourne.