Jeff Howe reports that Patriots LB Dont’a Hightower will miss Week 8 due to a right shoulder injury and could potentially miss more time.
Howe mentions that his timetable is still “undefined” and the team is evaluating the extent of his injury. Hightower injured his shoulder during Week 7’s game against the Falcons.
Hightower, 27, is a former first-round pick of the Patriots back in 2012. He played out his rookie contract before the Patriots picked up his fifth-year option last year and tested the open market as an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career this offseason.