The New England Patriots aren’t having a great week.
On Wednesday, eight players missed practice because of illness, with one other player limited. It’s not rare for teams to have a cluster of players fall ill around this time of year, but New England safety Devin McCourty noted that in his 10 years, this week is the worst he’s seen.
And the problems aren’t just flu or flu-like sickness.
Reports: Nick Folk had appendectomy
Mike Petraglia of CLNS Media reported on Thursday morning that kicker Nick Folk had an appendectomy early Thanksgiving morning and “will almost certainly be out” for Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans.