Injured Patriots OT Isaiah Wynn and RB Ty Montgomery traveling for Miami opener
Before the Patriots flew south Tuesday to practice and prepare for their season opener in South Florida, coach Bill Belichick said injured offensive tackle Isaiah Wynn and running back/wide receiver Ty Montgomery would travel with the team.
More than that, Belichick said on WEEI he expects every player on the roster to have a chance to play Sunday at Miami.
“I expect everybody that can be ready to go will be ready to go next week,” Belichick told “The Greg Hill Show”. “I know everybody’s working very hard to be 100 percent healthy and to be ready for the game — players, coaches, staff, everybody.
“So we’ll see with the players, how that develops, what kind of condition they’re in, being able to play. But I know they’re working hard to be there, and we’ll just have to take it day by day on everybody and see where they’re at. But hopefully they’ll all make it. I think they have a shot.”
Wynn was limited for last Wednesday’s practice in Foxboro and absent on Thursday. He missed an entire week of practice in mid-August with an undisclosed injury, then stopped short of finishing the Pats’ second joint practice in Las Vegas on Aug. 24.
Wynn has struggled at his new position, right tackle, as the Patriots iron out the kinks of their new system. The 26-year-old is entering the final year of his contract and declined to offer much about his position change in the spring or summer, saying he only did what the coaches asked of him. Wynn’s primary backup in camp has been third-year backup Justin Herron, though Yodny Cajuste also took reps at right tackle in the preseason.
Montgomery has not been seen since getting carted off the field with a lower-body injury in the first half of the Pats’ preseason finale at Las Vegas on Aug. 26. The hybrid veteran had been working as the team’s third-string running back and as a backup slot receiver in practice. If the team opts to place him on injured reserve, Montgomery, 29, would only be required to miss four games.
The only other running backs on the roster are Damien Harris, Rhamondre Stevenson and fourth-round rookie Pierre Strong, though sixth-round rookie Kevin Harris and J.J. Taylor are available on the practice squad.
The Patriots will reportedly practice at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach this week, an hour north of the Dolphins’ home stadium in Miami Gardens.
from Boston Herald https://ift.tt/M0163ZS
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