DETROIT — Josh Gordon’s Patriots debut will have to wait.
The wide receiver was inactive for Sunday night’s game against the Lions, likely because of his health and a familiarity with the offense after just one week of practices in New England.
It wasn’t clear whether Gordon would play until the inactives list came out 90 minutes before kickoff. Gordon was working on the field earlier in the evening, appearing as if he had a small chance to play.
Gordon, who has a hamstring injury, caught some passes from Patriots character coach Jack Easterby and did some stretching with strength and conditioning coach Moses Cabrera and a large group of players, many of them starters who were going to play.