As the New England Patriots watch injuries pile up early in the year, it appears the team dodged a major bullet with safety Kyle Dugger. The fifth-year defensive back could not complete the Patriots' Week 4 game against the San Francisco 49ers, but should not miss significant time.
Dugger has not gotten all of his test results back yet but is believed to have avoided a major injury, per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. The insider noted that the safety is still likely to miss some games but the initial results will give head coach Jerod Mayo a sigh of relief after Dugger was carted off during the game against the 49ers.