Injury update: Patriots linebacker Ja’Whaun Bentley

was placed on injured reserve due to torn biceps Three days after their loss against the Detroit Lions Youth Dont’a Hightower Jersey , the New England Patriots decided to place linebacker Ja’Whaun Bentley on injured reserve. The move was a surprising one at the time, as the fifth-round rookie did not obviously suffer an injury during his team’s 26-10 loss. However, ESPN Boston’s Mike Reiss later reported that the 22-year old would not be a realistic candidate to return off the reserve list.Now, we know why. According to Reiss’ Sunday Notes Dont’a Hightower Jersey Stitched , Bentley suffered a torn biceps during the Patriots’ game in Detroit:Bentley had a productive start to his pro career before getting placed on injured reserve. The fifth-round draft pick out of Purdue appeared in all three of New England’s games and was on the field for 138 of the Patriots’ defensive snaps (63.3%) as a rotational third/fourth linebacker and 46 (54.1%) on special teams. 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