{"id":32938,"date":"2020-10-27T20:43:01","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T00:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=32938"},"modified":"2020-10-27T20:43:01","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T00:43:01","slug":"icymi-brandon-copeland-thanks-his-supporters-following-season-ending-pectoral-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2020\/10\/27\/icymi-brandon-copeland-thanks-his-supporters-following-season-ending-pectoral-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: Brandon Copeland Thanks His Supporters Following Season-Ending Pectoral Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\" title=\"New England Patriots at PatsFans.com\"><strong>New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a> loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, ProFootballTalk\u2019s Mike Florio <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProFootballTalk\/status\/1320769499717619713?s=20\">reported<\/a> linebacker Brandon Copeland sustained a torn pectoral injury and will be out for the remainder of the 2020 season.<\/p>\n<p>On Twitter Monday night, Copeland confirmed the report with an uplifting tweet stating his comeback is already underway while taking time to thank everyone for their prayers and support.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/bcope51\/status\/1320838579942232069?s=20<\/p>\n<p>Copeland <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/globejimmcbride\/status\/1241806610315476994?s=20\">signed<\/a> a one-year contract with the Patriots in March after spending the previous two seasons with the New York Jets.<\/p>\n<p>Through six games this season, Copeland made four starts on defense, recording 12 tackles.<\/p>\n<p>Copeland also saw action on special teams, ranking third on the team in snaps behind Matthew Slater and Justin Bethel.<\/p>\n<p>During his Tuesday press conference, head coach Bill Belichick admitted Copeland&#8217;s absence will be tough to fill.<\/p>\n<p>Brandon\u2019s done a good job to give us some versatility,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patspulpit.com\/new-england-patriots-social-media-video-podcasts\/2020\/10\/27\/21536720\/injured-patriots-linebacker-brandon-copeland-statement\"> Belichick said<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s played for us on all four downs, in the kicking game and some inside linebacker and outside linebacker. 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