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What led to Trent Brown’s healthy scratch in Patriots-Bills? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Trent Brown is one of the New England Patriots’ best offensive players when available. But availability has been a significant issue for the veteran offensive tackle.
Brown was a healthy scratch for the Patriots’ 27-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on Sunday. As our Phil Perry pointed out on NBC Sports Boston’s Patriots Pregame Live, Brown didn’t even have a locker set up for him in the visitors’ locker room and there was no sign of the 6-foot-8, 360-pound tackle before or after the game, which means it’s possible he didn’t even make the trip to Buffalo.
So, why didn’t Brown play if he wasn’t injured? According to the Boston Sports Journal’s Mike Giardi, it sounds like the Patriots are nearing their wit’s end with Brown’s undependability.
“Internally, Brown has not only been testing the limits of the coaching staff’s resolve but downright thumbing his nose at what’s expected and required inside the walls at One Patriot Place,” Giardi wrote of Brown. “Hence, the Pats decided they’d rather roll with Vederian Lowe, who hasn’t shown he’s a left tackle in this league – or maybe even a right – than play the undependable Brown.”
Brown had missed three of the Patriots’ last seven games entering Sunday while battling ankle and knee injuries, but Giardi reports that some in the locker room believe he could have played in some of the games he missed.
“A lot of us – almost all – are fighting for each other and for pride, even though the results aren’t what any of us want,” an unnamed player told Giardi. “It sucks that not everyone is willing to put it out there. I hope people who sign the checks are paying attention.”
That’s a damning quote of Brown, who now is set to miss out on up to $6.5 million in contract incentives after not playing in Sunday’s game, according to Patriots salary cap expert Miguel Benzan.
Trent Brown’s incentives
750K 65% Playtime
750K 70%…
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Author : NBC Sports Boston
Publish date : 2023-12-31 22:52:35
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