FOXBORO -- Anyone hoping to see Vincent Valentine make his season debut got some bad news Friday.
Valentine, who has been inactive for both of the Patriots' first two games with a knee injury, was placed on injured reserve. ESPN's Field Yates was first to report the news.
Source: the Patriots are placing DT Vincent Valentine on IR. He's dealing with a knee injury.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 22, 2017
With Valentine on IR, Geneo Grissom was added to the roster from the practice squad. ESPN's Mike Reiss had that one first:
Will create room for practice squad promotion of DE Geneo Grissom.