Coach Mike Vrabel said Monday that Brown (knee) likely won't play in Sunday's game versus the Lions, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site reports.
Brown injured his knee during the first half of New England's loss versus the Packers in Week 9, and it appears he's trending towards being sidelined in Week 10. Should that be the case, 2024 sixth-rounder Walter Rouse projects to start at left guard Sunday.
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Patriots' Ben Brown: Done for night
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Brown (knee) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's contest against the Packers.
Brown sustained a knee injury in the first half, and he will now officially not return to the contest. If he is forced to miss any action moving forward, Walter Rouse is a top candidate to start in Brown's place at offensive guard.
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Patriots' Ben Brown: Dealing with knee injury
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Brown (knee) is questionable to return to Sunday's contest against the Packers, Mark Daniels of MassLive.com reports.
Brown suffered a knee injury late in the first half, and his availability for the rest of the game is now up in the air. In his absence, Walter Rouse has taken over at left guard versus Green Bay.
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Patriots' Ben Brown: Unlikely to play at Chicago
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Coach Mike Vrabel said Tuesday that Brown (knee) probably won't be available for Thursday's game against the Bears, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.
Vrabel stopped short of ruling out Brown completely, but it seems like it will be an uphill battle for him to try to be ready to play in Week 7. With regular starting left guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) also trending in the wrong direction ahead of Thursday's contest, 2024 sixth-rounder Walter Rouse and veteran Matt Pryor might both be called on to start against a defense that has flashed at times so far this year.
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Patriots' Ben Brown: Not playing Week 1
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Brown (knee) has been ruled out for the Patriots' Week 1 matchup against the Seahawks on Wednesday, Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle reprots.
Brown was part of the team's roster cuts on Aug. 31 but eventually re-signed with the Patriots a day later. Once healthy, he will serve as the New England's backup center behind Jared Wilson.
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Ben Brown: Released by New England
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The Patriots released Brown on Monday.
Brown signed a two-year extension with the Patriots in late December. The reserve offensive lineman picked up an injury in the team's preseason opener that sidelined him for the remainder of training camp. Brown is now a free agent, and his lack of an injury designation on release means he is fully healthy and capable of signing with another franchise.
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Patriots' Ben Brown: Will miss weeks
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Brown (undisclosed) will miss time throughout the preseason and into the regular season, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.
The versatile depth offensive lineman signed a two-year extension with the Patriots in late December. Brown picked up an injury during Thursday's preseason opener against the Colts and will be sidelined for the foreseeable future. The backup center is a key candidate for a cutdown day movement to IR, which would allow Brown to be designated as one of two players available to return from preseason IR at some point during the regular season.
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Patriots' Ben Brown: Inks two-year extension
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The Patriots signed Brown to a two-year extension worth up to $6.6 million on Tuesday, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.
The base value of the deal is worth closer to $5 million, according to Reiss. Brown has appeared in all 15 games this season and has made a pair of starts at left guard. He's the Patriots' top interior reserve offensive lineman and is now under contract through the 2027 campaign.
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Patriots' Ben Brown: Sticking with New England
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The Patriots signed Brown (concussion) to a one-year, $1.3 million extension Thursday, Mark Daniels of MassLive.com reports.
Brown, who would have been an exclusive-rights free agent this offseason, served as the Patriots' starting center in all 10 of his regular-season appearances with the team in 2024. He spent the team's final two games on IR due to a concussion, but Brown figures to be fully healthy for the start of offseason activities.
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Patriots' Ben Brown: Ending season on injured reserve
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The Patriots placed Brown (concussion) on injured reserve Saturday, Chris Mason of The Springfield Republican reports.
Brown will miss the last two games of the regular season after being placed in the league's concussion protocol following the Patriots' Week 16 loss to the Colts. He started at center in all 10 games that he played in and will enter free agency in the offseason.
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Patriots' Ben Brown: Sidelined for Week 18
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Brown (concussion) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Bills, Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald reports.
Brown sustained a concussion in the Patriots' Week 17 loss to the Chargers and was unable to clear the NFL's five-step protocol in time to suit up for the team's regular-season finale Sunday. With Brown sidelined in Week 18, Cole Strange is expected to shift over and start at center, while Layden Robinson will likely fill the void at left guard.
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Bengals' Ben Brown: Recovered from injury
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Brown has recovered from a biceps injury that forced him to miss the 2022 campaign and is No. 2 at left guard on the team's depth chart, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Brown joined Cincinnati as an undrafted free agent out of Ole Miss in 2022. However, he tore his biceps during training camp and spent last season on IR. Now healthy, Brown is working to earn a depth role on the team's offensive line.
