FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- On the same day that Patriots quarterback Tom Brady returned to the injury report as a limited participant (thigh), rookie QB Jacoby Brissett was activated from injured reserve to add a third layer of depth at the position.
Brady's injury is not considered serious, according to a source.
Regardless, the Patriots planned to activate Brissett to their 53-man roster by Wednesday's deadline. The third-round pick out of NC State had surgery on the thumb on his right throwing hand in October and had returned to practice Dec. 1.