Gray and Dennard already ruled out of Sunday's game...

The entire report from the Providence Journal:

Jonas Gray and Alfonzo Dennard have been ruled out for Sunday's regular-season finale against the Bills. Gray missed practice today, and Dennard suffered a hamstring injury in the workout. Sebastian Vollmer was also added to the injury report with a back ailment.
Here is the full injury report.
Out:
CB Alfonzo Dennard (hamstring)
RB Jonas Gray (ankle)
Questionable:
LS Danny Aiken (finger)
CB Kyle Arrington (hamstring)
RB LeGarrette Blount (shoulder)
CB Brandon Browner (groin)
LB Jamie Collins (hip)
OL Dan Connolly (knee)
WR Julian Edelman (concussion, thigh)
OL Cameron Fleming (ankle)
LB Dont'a Hightower (shoulder)
DE Chandler Jones (hip)
WR Brandon LaFell (shoulder)
DE Rob Ninkovich (heel)
RB Shane Vereen (ankle)
RT Sebastian Vollmer (back)
LB Chris White (ankle)
Probable:
QB Tom Brady (ankle)

Yikes the injury report is growing rather than shrinking as we head into the playoffs. If Blount can't go again, that leaves only Vereen and Bolden for running backs. Oy, just saw Vereen on there too - only Bolden at RB? Pretty hard to rest starters in that case...

What the hell are they doing in these practices?

Ok, it's official. They need to keep Dennard wrapped in bubble plastic until game days.

Most of those questionable won't go. Collins. Browner IMO Jones will pro sit out.

This team is banged up, what really scares me is Edelman or Lafell getting injured in this final run, then it's game over, we need both, and also Gronk of course. I just have this feeling, I would not activate both for this Bills game.

I think that this is simply a case of being "banged up" at the end of the year as opposed to concerning injuries.

I think this is just BB already preparing for the inevitable "resting players" questions from the media after the game.

Player is on the injury report we felt it was best for the team to limit him.

Unfortunately, injuries are part of the game..

luuked said:

I think this is just BB already preparing for the inevitable "resting players" questions from the media after the game.

Player is on thr injury report we felt it was best for the team to limit him.

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This is it completely. We should just relax.

The Brandon Five said:

What the hell are they doing in these practices?

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They are in pads, but anotherb poster was right, they are just being cautious.

My man Jake Bequette will run for 200 yards tomorrow and the cover of Sports illustrated next week will blare:

"Jake Bequette.......Because of Course, Jake Bequette"

It's Week 17, the Pats have clinched the #1 seed, and still people are worrying about this suddenly-robust injury report?

Run Bolden and White then

Would like to see Aladdin & James White get the reps anyway. This game means nothing.

Fixit said:

It's Week 17, the Pats have clinched the #1 seed, and still people are worrying about this suddenly-robust injury report?

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This is what I don't get...pats always **** with the injury report. Like me screwing around on a test writing random answers

STOP! FORFEIT TIME!

Dennard had been a healthy scratch most all season. Perhaps it has been a hamstring issue all along that has resulted in him being inactive on game days.

Between this being a meaningless game and the other running backs listed on the injury report there's a god chance James White will take a one-week hiatus off milk cartons in the New England area to make a rare appearance on the field at Gillette Stadium. White, Brandon Bolden and James Develin should get plenty of snaps in this game; there are no running backs on the practice squad to be promoted for one game either.

jmt57 said:

Dennard had been a healthy scratch most all season. Perhaps it has been a hamstring issue all along that has resulted in him being inactive on game days.

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I still think it's more about who we have on the roster now. I bet if this team didn't sign Browner or Revis he would have been out there plenty of weeks

Brady_to_Moss said:

I still think it's more about who we have on the roster now. I bet if this team didn't sign Browner or Revis he would have been out there plenty of weeks

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True, the number of snaps Dennard received coincided with Browner getting onto the field once he was ready to go following his suspension.

However, I see it not as Dennard vs Browner or Revis as much as Dennard vs Logan Ryan or Malcolm Butler for playing time. Whether that's special team productivity or performance on defense - or both - Dennard has slipped way down on the depth chart if a lingering injury is not the cause of his lack of playing time.

I projected 2k yards for James White, its time!