The hits keep coming for the New England Patriots' offense.
Two quarters after the reigning AFC champions lost quarterback Drake Maye to an ankle injury, they've also lost wide receiver A.J. Brown.
The Patriots announced on social media that Brown is questionable to return to the Week 10 game in Munich with a hamstring injury. The Fox broadcast showed Brown walking back to the locker room with a trainer early in the fourth quarter of New England's clash with the Detroit Lions.
Brown's presence in the game in Germany marked his first appearance since Week 7. The wideout had been dealing with ankle and knee injuries that knocked him out of Weeks 8 and 9. Brown had also previously missed four games earlier this season with a high ankle sprain he sustained
during Week 1.
Before his departure, Brown had two catches for 27 yards on six targets.
A.J. Brown injury update
The Patriots' star wide receiver sustained a hamstring injury in the final minutes of the third quarter in Week 10. Brown is considered questionable to return, according to the team.
Brown appears to have suffered his leg injury after catching a 21-yard pass on a third-and-3 play that was his second reception of the day. He went to the blue medical tent on New England's sideline after the play and was later spotted heading back to the locker room with a team trainer.
The wideout, whom the Patriots acquired for a 2027 fifth-round pick and a 2028 first-round pick, has appeared in two full games for New England so far. Brown exited Week 1's clash with the Seattle Seahawks early with a high ankle sprain. His return in Week 6 lasted two games, then knee and ankle injuries kept him out for Weeks 8 and 9.
Brown returned in Week 10, but he was unable to make it through the game in Munich after sustaining the hamstring injury.
This story will be updated.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: A.J. Brown injury update as Patriots WR hurt again vs. Lions
