Tyquan Thornton played 12 snaps in the Patriots’ loss to the Commanders on Sunday.
That was less than Demario Douglas, Jalen Reagor, and JuJu Smith-Schuster played. And it was on a day when Kendrick Bourne, DeVante Parker, and Kayshon Boutte were all out.
On Monday, a reporter asked Belichick if Thornton was available to play during the second half.
“Yeah.” Belichick said. “Yes.”
But, Thornton was not on the field during the second half.
Thornton began the season on injured reserve with a shoulder injury and has missed six of the team’s first nine games.