For much of the offseason, there was some thought that the Patriots could trade cornerback Stephon Gilmore as he was looking for a contract adjustment that the team hasn’t been willing to give him.
Gilmore was never dealt, but he won’t be in the lineup against the Dolphins in Week One. He also won’t be there for the next five weeks as the Patriots put Gilmore on the physically unable to perform list due to a quad issue, which leaves the Patriots without one of their top defensive players.
Safety Devin McCourty, another one of the unit’s leaders, said the team is comfortable with J.