FOXBOROUGH – The New England Patriots are playing most of their starters in their second game of the preseason. However, a few are missing, likely due to injuries suffered recently in practice, while another is surprisingly out.
Wide receiver Kendrick Bourne is out for Friday’s game against the Panthers. Bourne’s been active at every practice in training camp so far.
Bourne was involved though in one of the fights in Tuesday’s joint practice. When Patriots receiver Kristian Wilkerson was in the mix with several Panthers players and coaches, Bourne ran across the field and appeared to throw multiple punches – escalating the scuffle.