The Patriots could be without one of their promising players for a bit.
Rookie wide receiver Tyquan Thornton suffered a collarbone injury in Friday’s preseason win over the Panthers, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Saturday. Thornton departed Friday’s game early with what was originally called a shoulder injury.
How long Thornton will be out is unclear, but Rapoport made it sound like Thornton will be out for a bit. Rapoport wrote that Thornton’s promising rookie campaign will be “delayed.” However, he added that “the injury to the speedster is not season-ending.”
Sports medicine doctor Jessica Flynn wrote that if Thornton’s collarbone injury is a clavicle fracture, he could need surgery.