On the eve of their Week 11 game against the Los Angeles Rams, the New England Patriots made a move almost four months in the making. Even though he had been diagnosed with blood clots in late July, defensive tackle Christian Barmore was activated from the non-football injury list to the 53-man roster.
That was not the end of it, either. Less than 24 hours after the move was made official, Barmore was on the field to take his first snaps of the season.
He ended up playing a smaller than usual role, but his comeback was still a feel-good story coming out of the Patriots’ 28-22 loss to the Rams.