Highlighting some New England Patriots hot topics in the form of a mailbag:
Hey mike, Any news on Sony?
Sam, first-round draft choice Sony Michel said he's preparing to play this week, but he has remained limited in practice with a knee injury, so that creates a bit of uncertainty as it relates to his status (he is officially questionable, which means a 50-50 chance of playing). How close he is to playing will be learned by whether he even makes the trip to Jacksonville on Saturday. When Michel had the procedure to drain fluid from his knee in early August, it was relayed to me that his availability wasn't expected to be affected for most of the regular season.