Patriots Injuries:

Disaster struck on Sunday and will likely affect the next two weeks for the Patriots, who may be feeling pretty smart for drafting rookie quarterback Jacoby Brissett.

It’s bad enough the Patriots are without Tom Brady heading into Week 1, but it sounds like it’s not exactly a certainty that Jimmy Garoppolo will have Rob Gronkowski to fall back on when the Patriots take the field Sunday night in Arizona.

Marcus Cannon has been a lightning rod for criticism the past few years from Patriots fans and members of the media. The 2016 season won’t be any different.

According to NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport, Brady reportedly accidentally sliced his thumb on a pair of scissors, which kept him out of action against Chicago.

It’s been a nerve-wracking training camp so far when it comes to injuries, but so far the Patriots have been luckier than they were last year.

The Patriots are no strangers to injuries and while the hope was to avoid a repeat of the problems they had in 2015, they suffered a tough loss on Thursday night in their first preseason game against the Saints.

Injuries were a problem in 2015 and after a relatively quiet start to training camp, the Patriots suffered their first significant loss of the preseason.

The good news is, Patriots WR Chris Hogan’s recent injury doesn’t seem to be anything too concerning.

On Wednesday, ESPN reported that Edelman indeed needed surgery after being spotted over the weekend in a walking boot, but is expected to be ready by the beginning of training camp.

Dion Lewis’ recovery following ACL surgery has been “encouraging.”

The list of Patriots hurt this season defies logic, especially given the number of significant losses this team sustained who won’t be a part of New England’s upcoming playoff run.

Martin and LaFell contributed three catches for 11 yards against one of the poorer pass defenses in the league…that isn’t getting it done and is unacceptable.

Patriots tackle Sebastian Vollmer’s injury not serious, will return for playoffs.

The Patriots spent Sunday dealing with more injury issues, but if nothing else, it looks like they’ll at least have an extra week to get a little healthier heading into the playoffs.

If the Patriots end up winning it all in February, it might go down as one of the most remarkable runs in football history given all the losses they’ll have suffered to get there.