Patriots players Chandler Brayboy, left, and Efton Chism III take part in a drill during Wednesday's practice in Foxboro. Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald
Patriots players Chandler Brayboy, left, and Efton Chism III take part in a drill during Wednesday’s practice in Foxboro. Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Patriots came out of last week’s loss to the Bears without any major injuries, but they’ll still be down two key players Sunday against the Dolphins.
Running back TreVeyon Henderson (illness) and wide receiver A.J. Brown (knee/ankle) were both ruled out on Saturday when they didn’t make the trip to Miami.
Brown’s knee flared up in Wednesday’s practice. Henderson didn’t practice Thursday or Friday due to an illness.
Their injuries should present more opportunities for other running backs, wide receivers and tight ends on the roster.
Here’s the Patriots’ full list of inactives:
QB Behren Morton (emergency third QB)
RB TreVeyon Henderson (illness)
WR A.J. Brown (knee/ankle)
CB Karon Prunty
CB Channing Canada
S Elliott Davison
Notes:
• Morton can only enter Sunday’s game if both Drake Maye and Tommy DeVito suffer injuries. He would need to be removed if Maye and/or DeVito are cleared.
• The Patriots have running backs Rhamondre Stevenson, Corey Kiner and Lan Larison available with Henderson out with an illness. Larison was signed to the 53-man roster on Saturday. Kiner had already seen his role increase.
• The Patriots elevated wide receiver Ryan Miller from the practice squad on Saturday. He’ll back up Efton Chism, DeMario Douglas and Kyle Williams at wide receiver. Expect a heavy workload from tight ends Hunter Henry and rookie Eli Raridon, as well.
• Canada and Prunty, both rookies, haven’t played since Weeks 3 and 4, respectively. The Patriots will dress Christian Gonzalez, Carlton Davis, Marcus Jones and Charles Woods at cornerback.
• Davison has been a regular contributor on special teams. The Patriots still have Craig Woodson, Kevin Byard, Jaylen Reed, Mike Brown and Brenden Schooler available at safety.