Mayo provides positive injury news on two key Patriots players originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The New England Patriots need all the help they can get on their offensive line.
This unit played horribly in Week 3’s loss to the New York Jets. They allowed seven sacks and 15 QB hits. The Jets pressured 53.8 percent of the Patriots’ dropbacks.
Left guard Sidy Sow, who missed the first three games of the 2024 NFL season with an ankle injury, will practice Monday, head coach Jerod Mayo told reporters at his news conference. Sow has been out since Aug. 25.
“He’ll be on the field today,” Mayo said of Sow. “I hope he moves around a little bit, and we’ll see how he reacts the next day.”
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Mayo also provided an update on tackle Vederian Lowe, who has not played since the second half of the season. Patriots’ Week 2 loss to Seattle Seahawks.
“I wish I could sit here and give you a timeline, but I can’t,” Mayo said when asked about Lowe’s status. “He’ll be on the field (in practice), but I don’t know what he’ll do.”
Bring Sow and/or Lowe back into the lineup for Sunday’s Week 4 game against the San Francisco 49ers would be very helpful for the Patriots.
Rookie Caedan Wallace started in place of Lowe at left tackle, and Michael Jordan started at left guard in place of Sow in the Week 3 loss.
Another bright spot for the Patriots is the progress of receiver Kendrick Bourne. He appears to be nearing the end of his rehab from a torn ACL suffered in October of last season.
“He’s making great progress,” Mayo said of Bourne. “He’s running fast, he looks good on his routes. When he’s ready to be on the field, he’ll be on the field.”
Kickoff for Sunday’s Patriots-49ers game is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. ET.
