Patriots rule out Morgan Moses after ankle injury against Jets
New England's right tackle left Sunday's game in the second quarter. Rookie Caleb Lomu replaced him, and a postgame report said Moses wore a walking boot.
New England Patriots right tackle Morgan Moses injured his right ankle against the New York Jets in Foxborough on Sunday, October 18, and was ruled out of the game. Rookie Caleb Lomu replaced him, leaving the Patriots to finish without their starting right tackle.
Moses went down in the second quarter after an incomplete pass and received attention from the training staff, according to an SB Nation report republished by Yahoo Sports. He went to the sideline medical tent and then to the locker room. The Patriots initially listed him as questionable to return before ruling him out at the start of the fourth quarter, the report said.
The Boston Herald separately reported that Moses left less than three minutes into the second quarter and did not return. NBC Sports also reported that he was ruled out and that Lomu finished the game at right tackle.
What happened after Moses left the field
Moses briefly returned to the sideline in the second half before going back inside, according to the SB Nation report. The outlet said he was seen in the locker room after the game wearing a walking boot on his right foot. The Patriots did not give a timetable for his return in the reported game update.
Lomu had played 47 snaps at left tackle the previous week while filling in for Will Campbell, the SB Nation report said. It reported that Lomu had spent most of his time with the Patriots working on the right side, the position he took over from Moses against the Jets.
Patriots also lose Alijah Vera-Tucker
New England's line was further disrupted when Alijah Vera-Tucker left in the second quarter with a hamstring injury and did not return, according to the Boston Herald and NBC Sports. The Herald reported that, after both departures, the Patriots' line ran from right to left as Lomu, Matt Pryor, Jared Wilson, Ben Brown and Campbell.
The Patriots also lost receiver Romeo Doubs, who injured his shoulder while making a 42-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter, the Herald reported. Doubs walked off the field, went to the medical tent and then the locker room, and did not return. His departure left A.J. Brown, DeMario Douglas, Kyle Williams and Efton Chism as the team's available receivers, with Mack Hollins on injured reserve, according to the Herald.
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Sources and context
- Morgan Moses injury: Updates on Patriots OT after exiting Jets gameSB Nation (Patriots PulPIT), republished by Yahoo Sports
- Three key Patriots offensive cogs leave game vs. Jets with injuriesBoston Herald
- Patriots lose RT Morgan Moses to ankle injuryNBC Sports
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