The Patriots placed receiver Tyquan Thornton on the injured reserve list Wednesday afternoon, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
Thornton will miss New England’s first four games. The Patriots’ fifth game will be at home against the Saints on October 8th.
Fowler reports that the decision has to do with a shoulder injury that Thornton suffered during training camp. He played in the Patriots first preseason game against the Texans before sitting out the final two.
Thornton is one of six wide receivers who made the Patriots initial 53-man roster.