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Rhamondre Stevenson Injury: Is Patriots RB Playing Against Bucs?

All signs point toward Rhamondre Stevenson missing his second straight game. The Patriots running back, who’s nursing a toe injury, missed every practice last week ahead of New England’s home win over the Atlanta Falcons. Stevenson also sat out Wednesday’s practice as the Patriots began preparations for their Week 10 road game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And Thursday saw more of the same, as New England’s injury report listed Stevenson as a non-participant. Here’s the full report: DID NOT PARTICIPATEWR Kayshon Boutte (hamstring)LB Christian Elliss (hip)RB Rhamondre Stevenson (toe) Story continues below advertisement LIMITED PARTICIPATIONC Garrett Bradbury (hip)DT Joshua Farmer (ankle)LB Marte Mapu (neck) The good news is that Farmer and Bradury both were upgraded to limited participation after sitting out of Wednesday’s practice. The bad news is that Stevenson, Boutte and Elliss all missed another practice, making it hard to envision any of them suiting up in Tampa. We’ll learn their official Week 10 statuses after Fridays practice. Additionally, Mapu was downgraded to limited participation after being a full participant on Wednesday. Story continues below advertisement If Stevenson is ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Bucs, the Patriots’ backfield once again would be led by rookie TreVeyon Henderson and sophomore Terrell Jennings, with veteran D’Ernest Johnson a candidate for practice squad elevation.

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