New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman is expected to miss three weeks due to a thumb injury.
ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the news on Monday after Edelman was pictured with a brace on his hand.
Staying on the field has been something of a struggle at times of Edelman over the past few seasons. After missing all of 2017 with a torn ACL, Edelman missed the first four games of the 2018 regular season due to a suspension for performance-enhancing drug use.
Edelman also missed seven games in 2015 and two in 2014, meaning he has appeared in all 16 games in a single season only once in the past six campaigns.