{"id":642,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/642","headline":"Patriots open 21-day practice window for A.J. Brown","dek":"The wide receiver has been out since suffering a high ankle sprain in the season opener against Seattle.","body":"The Patriots are moving toward getting their big offseason addition back on the field. Head coach Mike Vrabel announced Wednesday that New England has opened the 21-day practice window for wide receiver A.J. Brown, along with offensive tackle Marcus Bryant, meaning both are now eligible to return to the 53-man roster at any point over the next three weeks.\n\nBrown, 29, has been sidelined since the season opener against the Seattle Seahawks, where he caught three passes for 26 yards before a high ankle sprain ended his day and sent him to injured reserve. He was acquired from the Philadelphia Eagles in a June trade and had yet to make his full Patriots debut before the injury.\n\nThe timing matters. New England's receiver room took another hit with Mack Hollins landing on injured reserve with a calf injury, thinning the depth at the position. The Patriots now face a decision on when to activate Brown as they look ahead to their matchup with the New York Jets.","published_at":"2026-10-15T05:04:16.719263+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Patriots open A.J. Brown’s 21-day window to return from injured reserve","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/patriots-open-j-brown-21-175946973.html"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"A.J. Brown injury update: Patriots opening up WR's practice window with return imminent","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/a-j-brown-injury-update-new-england-patriots/"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Patriots open A.J. Brown's 21-day window, Christian Gonzalez will practice Wednesday","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/patriots-open-a-j-browns-21-day-window-christian-gonzalez-will-practice-wednesday"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Patriots make huge A.J. Brown IR decision ahead of Week 6","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/patriots-huge-j-brown-ir-171029831.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Patriots make key AJ Brown decision amid injury","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/patriots-key-aj-brown-decision-171928669.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Patriots open A.J. Brown's 21-day window, Christian Gonzalez will practice Wednesday","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/patriots-open-j-browns-21-171514655.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Patriots share good news about injured wide receiver A.J. Brown","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/patriots-share-good-news-injured-171333427.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Mike Vrabel Shares Positive Injury Updates on Patriots Stars A.J. Brown, Christian Gonzalez","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mike-vrabel-shares-positive-injury-184647970.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"First look at returning Patriots WR A.J. Brown on the practice field","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/first-look-returning-patriots-wr-195944908.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Former Ole Miss Legend Nears Gameday Return for Surging NFL Team","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/former-ole-miss-legend-nears-210006740.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"What A.J. Brown returning to practice means for the Patriots","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/j-brown-returning-practice-means-233422278.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"What I’m hearing at Gillette Stadium: Wednesday word (Week 6)","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/m-hearing-gillette-stadium-wednesday-004622472.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6b8f7ac/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1920x1080!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhdliveextra-a.akamaihd.net%2FHD%2Fimage_sports%2FNBCU_Sports_Group_-_nbcsports%2F300%2F246%2Fnbc_pft_week5grades_261013.jpg","credit":"Pro Football Talk","width":1920},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}