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Report: Patriots to sign Garrett Gilbert to practice squad as quarterback depth

The New England Patriots entered Tuesday with only one healthy quarterback on their active roster. That's about to change.

The Patriots are expected to sign veteran Garrett Gilbert to their practice squad, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports.

Starting quarterback Mac Jones missed Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers due to an ankle injury, while his backup, Brian Hoyer, exited in the first quarter due to a head injury. That left rookie Bailey Zappe to finish the game, but the Patriots would have had no other options had Zappe gone down.