The New England Patriots have lost three games in a row in rather uninspiring fashion. But even with their season on the brink of unraveling, they rely heavily on their rookie players — sometimes by choice, sometimes because injuries forced them to. The results, at times, are uneven.
Let’s quickly go through all the rookies on the Patriots’ active roster to find out how they performed in the 21-17 loss against the Las Vegas Raiders. With first-round draft pick Christian Gonzalez on injured reserve, we will start with second-rounder Keion White and work our way down the list from there.