Damien Harris to miss at least first 3 weeks of Patriots’ season – AL.com

Thats a change this season made for the coronavirus pandemic. Last year, teams might bring back two players from hurt reserve after they had remained on IR for at least 8 weeks.

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DAMIEN HARRIS TAKING QUITE A FEW REPS AT TRAINING CAMP.

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The Patriots will not be without Michel when they open their 2020 season on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. The previous Georgia standout went back to practice on Aug. 26.

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Just when it appeared Damien Harris would play a prominent role in the New England Patriots offense, the former Alabama running back instead will miss at least the first 3 games of the season.
The Patriots have put Harris on injured reserve, making him among 4 players with Alabama football roots who went on IR on Monday, according to the NFLs official transactions report.

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McKinney sustained a fracture in his left foot throughout training camp and had surgery on Aug. 26. The injury is anticipated to keep McKinney sidelined for a minimum of 10 weeks, which would cost him the very first eight video games of the season, if thats the case.

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Watkins has actually been sidelined because Aug. 29 with what has been reported as an upper-body injury.

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As a novice in 2019, Harris played five offensive snaps for the Patriots. But with Sony Michel, New Englands leading rush the previous 2 seasons, missing out on many of training camp after offseason foot surgical treatment, Harris remained busy throughout the Patriots practices for the 2020 season.

Harris has actually not been on the field for any of New Englands September practices, and ESPN reported the running back had actually undergone surgery on a finger.

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Starting the 2020 season on hurt reserve will be New York Giants safety Xavier McKinney (Alabama), Detroit Lions running back Bo Scarbrough (Northridge, Alabama) and Philadelphia Eagles broad receiver Quez Watkins (Athens).

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McKinney was slated to start for the Giants after signing up with New York in the 2nd round of the NFL Draft on April 24.

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Watkins joined the Eagles as a sixth-round draft choice from Southern Miss on April 25.

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