HOUSTON — To say the Patriots are hurting for edge rushers right now, less than three weeks from the Thursday night season opener with Kansas City, is an understatement.
The retirement of Rob Ninkovich, the season-ending injury to Derek Rivers (torn ACL), and recent time missed by Deatrich Wise and Shea McClellin, who are nursing other ailments, puts the Pats in a situation that’s less than ideal at the moment.
And making matters worse, Geneo Grissom missed last night’s preseason game with the Texans for unknown reasons, while Trey Flowers stood on the sideline and didn’t play the entire game.