Earlier this week, the New England Patriots officially selected N’Keal Harry as one of the two players from their injured reserve list that they get to bring back this season. Harry, the team’s first-round draft pick last April, was originally put on IR with a bad ankle less than one week before the season opener.
Per NFL rules, Harry was eligible to begin practicing with the team again this week – if they chose to allow him to do so. Once a player from IR gets back into practice, it automatically puts them on a timetable to then return to game action two weeks later… meaning Harry wouldn’t be eligible to play in a regular season game for the Pats until New England’s Week 9 trip to Baltimore on Sunday Night Football.