Missouri product Joshuah Bledsoe’s initial NFL snaps await.
The New England Patriots activated the rookie safety from the non-football injury list amid a series of transactions on Tuesday, according to the league wire.
Bledsoe, 22, began practicing midway through November after arriving in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft. Pick No. 188 overall had appeared in 46 games during his SEC career before a broken wrist at the Reese’s Senior Bowl led to surgery. His 21-day return window was set to expire along with rookie linebacker Cameron McGrone’s.
McGrone, 21, landed in the fifth round in May after suffering a torn ACL as a junior last fall.