FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes on the New England Patriots and NFL:
1. With the Patriots losing Josh Gordon to an indefinite NFL suspension on Thursday, it marked the team’s 26th transaction involving a wide receiver since training camp began in late July. That’s unusually high.
The struggle to decisively address the receiver position is what ultimately led to the Patriots’ willingness to assume the risk of acquiring Gordon in mid-September, and after Gordon helped stabilize things for a few months, it now creates one of the team’s biggest obstacles to overcome in chasing a championship.