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Recovery timeframe for rookie WR Tyquan Thornton revealed

#Patriots rookie WR Tyquan Thornton underwent surgery Monday to repair a fractured clavicle, per source. Recovery time should be 6-8 weeks from the procedure but could vary depending on healing and re-acclimation to football. 2nd round pick still set to help offense this year

New England Patriots rookie receiver Tyquan Thornton is expected to be out for six-to-eight weeks after undergoing surgery on Monday for a fractured clavicle.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported the news on Saturday.

The loss of Thornton is a huge hit to a Patriots team that already had a lot of question marks at the receiver position when entering the season.