The New England Patriots missed Quincy Enunwa in 2017.
But they weren’t exactly missing him.
Enunwa, who was placed on injured reserve that August due to a bulging disc in his neck, had caused problems for New England’s defense over his previous three encounters. And at 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds, those problems didn’t arise because of oversight.
The New York Jets wide receiver proved easy to see.
And hard to handle.
“Yeah, he sure is,” Patriots head coach Bill Belichick told reporters during his press conference Tuesday. “He’s really tough with the ball in his hands.