It looks like the Patriots will be without one of their starting cornerbacks for a bit longer.
Mike Vrabel told reporters on Friday that veteran Carlton Davis’ absence will continue for at least another week, with Vrabel saying that Davis is expected to miss next week’s first preseason action when the Colts visit Foxboro.
New England and Indianapolis are currently scheduled to hold a joint practice ahead of next week’s preseason opener, and it sounds like Davis, who suffered a hamstring injury toward the end of last week, won’t be a participant.
“CD will be out probably until the end of next week,” said Vrabel. “I don’t anticipate seeing him with the joint practices with the Colts or available for that game, but staying engaged.”
While Davis won’t be able to participate physically on the field, Vrabel did provide some insight into what work will continue behind the scenes as Davis continues recovering.
“This is why you love to develop young coaches on your staff,” said Vrabel. “So, let’s say, for example, Justin [Hamilton]’s meeting with the corners in the morning as they get ready for practice. And we know that CD is not going to be up for that day of practice. You know, Kevin Richardson can take them into the mobile classroom and go through a specific script and plays and cater to exactly the things that CD needs so that again, he can stay engaged while he’s not in.”
“I’ve always told you, It’s hard to be out dealing with something and then new installations going in, but you’re not getting to rep it physically. So we’re trying to just keep him engaged, and he is. And I’m excited that we have good young coaches that can do that while the other coaches is taking the rest of the group.”
Davis was a big part of last year’s defense having done a terrific job of anchoring the right side of the field at cornerback opposite Christian Gonzalez. Davis played in 926 snaps (90.9%) over 17 games in 2025, along with 242 snaps (91.3%) during the club’s 4 postseason games.
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