At the end of last month, the New England Patriots were said to have one of the worst wide receiver groups in the entire NFL. ProFootballFocus ranked the Patriots’ group of pass-catchers as the 26th-best in the league – or more tellingly, the seventh-worst – citing the losses of Josh Gordon and Cordarrelle Patterson specifically as being significant subtractions from the roster.
Fast-forward just 20 days, and the Patriots’ receiving situation looks completely changed – as well as significantly better (at least on paper).
Josh Gordon was conditionally reinstated by Roger Goodell last Friday, and rejoined his teammates on the practice field early Monday morning.