Anyone who watched Sunday’s game likely had a tough time listening to Rex Burkhead scream out in pain late in the contest when the veteran suffered what ended up being a serious knee injury.<\/p>\n
Burkhead took a helmet to his knee on the team’s first third down play of the third quarter, with Burkhead carrying for a 1-yard loss on a 3rd-and-1 from the Patriots 34.\u00a0 On the play, he was cut down by Texans defensive back Bradley Roby, who saw his helmet strike Burkhead just below his knee.<\/p>\n
The veteran running back was immediately motionless face down on the turf, in obvious pain and with the stadium being relatively quiet thanks to limited fan capacity, Burkhead’s reaction was a little too easy to hear on the broadcast.<\/p>\n
He eventually left the field and immediately went into the medical tent, with a cart being brought over shortly after to carry him into the locker room for what could be his final time in a Patriots uniform.<\/p>\n
The Athletic’s Jeff Howe reported that the running back suffered a torn ACL, which will be further evaluated with an MRI on Monday.<\/p>\n
Burkhead is currently third on the team in rushing with 67 carries for 274-yards and 3 touchdowns and is tied for 2nd in average yards-per-carry with Cam Newton at 4.1.\u00a0 He’s also fourth on the team in receptions with 25 catches for 192-yards and 3 receiving touchdowns.<\/p>\n
The timing of the injury is devastating for Burkhead, who is in the final year of his contract with the Patriots and will be a free agent after this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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