Hightower out for the year with a torn pec

[Brady_to_Moss]

Jeff Howe‏ @jeffphowe 29s29 seconds ago
Replying to @jeffphowe
Hightower and the Patriots are still evaluating the extent of the shoulder injury. Timetable remains undefined as of now.

I do not like the sound of this...

 

[Joey007]

Good thing the bye week is after this, if anything..

 

[FourierSeries]

There's not a single offensive threat left on the schedule until week 15. Let him rest until he can come back at full strength.

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

There's not a single offensive threat left on the schedule until week 15. Let him rest until he can come back at full strength.

How do they not know the extent by now if it happened Sunday? Sprain?

 

[Mack Herron]

War of attrition.

 

[patsinthesnow]

Malcom Brown needs to continue his year 3 breakout.

 

[Tunescribe]

There's not a single offensive threat left on the schedule until week 15. Let him rest until he can come back at full strength.

Every opponent is a threat. But yes, bringing him back too early could be counterproductive over the long haul.

 

[turkeyneck]

Hi seems to be the anti-Bruschi as regards joint integrity. Where Bru could suffer incredible distortions and spring back like Gumby, Hi is more like an overcooked slow-roast chicken.

 

[Ivan]

Hopefully the “bit longer” is the bye week. That said shoulder issues for him are a huge concern.

 

[PatsFan2]

Hightower is a tough player who plays through pain so he could defy the current injury timetable.

 

[Ring 6]

War of attrition.

Key words being A BIT

 

[FourierSeries]

Every opponent is a threat. But yes, bringing him back too early could be counterproductive over the long haul.

He obviously won't be out until week 15, or anywhere near then, but my point was that given the offenses left until the Steelers game, he doesn't need to be rushed back.

 

[Nikolai]

Hightower is a tough player who plays through pain so he could defy the current injury timetable.

Depending on the shoulder injury, it might not just be pain, but impingement which sometimes makes one unable to lift their arms at random times...or most of the time, depending on the extent of the injury.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Yikes. Based on his contract and playing time incentives he's gonna make about $25 this year

 

[slash83]

This guy is so injury prone, absolutely unreliable.

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

This guy is so injury prone, absolutely unreliable.

Very frustrating to say the least...another one where you can say...Imagine if he stayed healthy? We say it for Gronk all the time..now I say it for him as well

 

[ScottishPatriots]

Fantastic player who's now heading down the Mayo route with all these injuries, will be done by 30.

 

[fxmallon]

Hightower is a tough player who plays through pain so he could defy the current injury timetable.

How do we know that that's precisely what he has been doing--until now he cannot any longer. May he get the time off he needs in order to be more effective later.

 

[Angelpats]

I like HT. He's made big plays for us to win the super bowl and if this was Super Bowl weekend I'm sure he would have gutted it out. Every team can beat us but if you look at the long picture that's when we need him the most.

 

[Brick27]

Even if by chance it's not severe, would still like the idea of giving him a double bye at this stage of the season.

Hope to see Van Noy continue to make strides in the meantime, and maybe a few more positive Harris sightings