New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel officially ruled out running back Terrell Jennings and deemed linebacker Robert Spillane as questionable to play in Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills.
Jennings has been sidelined with a concussion, while Spillane is battling a foot injury.
The Patriots are elevating veteran running back D’Ernest Johnson from the practice squad to serve as the No. 3 option behind TreVeyon Henderson and Rhamondre Stevenson. Losing Spillane would be an even greater blow to the defense, given how important he’s been in the middle of the unit. He currently leads the team with 97 total tackles on the season.
But it wasn’t all bad news for the Patriots.
They will get starting left guard Jared Wilson and defensive tackle Khyiris Tonga back in the lineup. Both will be huge additions to the trenches in the biggest game of the season. Edge rusher Harold Landry III also seems good to go after being limited on Wednesday and missing Thursday’s practice with a knee injury.
Mike Vrabel arrives, has a lighthearted back and forth with @kguregian, and relays that RB Terrell Jennings (concussion) is out for Sunday’s game and LB Robert Spillane (foot) is questionable,
No other injury designations across the roster. pic.twitter.com/H7cfdzc27N
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) December 12, 2025
A win on Sunday would guarantee the Patriots the AFC East divisional title, but they’ll have to sweep quarterback Josh Allen and the Bills to make that accomplishment a reality.
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