A.J. Brown injury update: Patriots opening up WR's practice window with return imminent

Brown suffered a high ankle sprain in New England’s season-opening loss to Seattle

Brown suffered a high ankle sprain in New England Help is on the way for the New England Patriots offense. Head coach Mike Vrabel announced that the team has opened up the practice window for receiver A.J. Brown, and he will be on the field on Wednesday. Brown suffered a high ankle sprain in the team's season-opening loss to the Seattle Seahawks, which landed him on injured reserve. Week 6 was the earliest that Brown could be activated from IR, so the fact that he's able to get back to practice at this juncture is a positive sign that the ankle has healed at a good pace. "I don't know.

He hasn't been out there," said Vrabel when asked what Brown's looming return means for the offense. "I can't tell you until we actually see it. He hadn't been out there for four weeks, so we'll get him back out there practicing and see if he's ready to go in a couple days. If not, then 21-day window and we'll go from there." New England will now have 21 days to move Brown onto the active roster, or else he'll revert back to injured reserve for the rest of the season. That said, it feels unlikely it'll take that long for him to eventually make his way back onto the