Just 30 minutes before announcing their game-day inactives for their Thursday night game in Chicago, the New England Patriots made an update to their injury report. Cornerback Christian Gonzalez was now questionable with an illness.
However, the Pro Bowler has ultimately been cleared for the game and is not listed among the six inactives. Whether or not he will play his usual high number of snaps remains to be seen, but he did go through pre-game warmups without any noticeable limitations.
As for the
players who are out for Week 7, they look as follows:
Patriots inactives
- QB3 Behren Morton
- OL Ben Brown
- DT Joshua Farmer
- CB Carlton Davis III
- CB Karon Prunty
- CB Channing Canada
The Patriots originally ruled out five players on their final injury report on Wednesday. Besides right guard Ben Brown (knee) and cornerbacks Carlton Davis (neck), Karon Prunty (hamstring) and Channing Canada (hamstring), the team also placed left Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) in that particular group. However, he has since moved to another: those on injured reserve, where he was placed on Thursday.
This meant the Patriots had to deactivate two extra players on top of the four remaining inactives. They did so through a pair of healthy scratches: quarterback Behren Morton and defensive tackle Joshua Farmer. The former is the emergency option at his position, the latter missed two days of practice this week for personal reasons.
Bears inactives
- QB3 Case Keenum
- RB Kyle Monangai
- OL Jordan McFadden
- DT Jayden Loving
- LB T.J. Edwards
- LB Jack Sanborn
- CB Nick McCloud
Like the Patriots, the Bears are missing some important players either on a reserve list or because they have been made inactive for Thursday’s game. The latter group includes No. 2 running back Kyle Monangai (thumb, toe) and a pair of linebackers in T.J. Edwards (hamstring) and Jack Sanborn (concussion) — the former a starter on defense, the latter a core special teamer.
Kickoff between the Patriots and Bears at Chicago’s Soldier Field is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.
