The New England Patriots were down three during Thursday’s work on the AFC East champion Buffalo Bills.
Wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk, center Ben Brown and cornerback Christian Gonzalez remained sidelined from practice in Foxborough. But after missing the previous session due to an illness, a 12-game starter out wide in Kayshon Boutte returned as a full participant.
Here’s the second injury report leading up to Sunday’s 1 p.m. ET season finale at Gillette Stadium.
DID NOT PARTICIPATE
Patriots
- WR Ja’Lynn Polk (shoulder)
- C Ben Brown (concussion)
- CB Christian Gonzalez (concussion)
Bills
- No players listed
Brown has stayed in the NFL’s concussion protocol through five consecutive injury reports and was downgraded to out before last weekend’s Los Angeles Chargers matchup.