The New England Patriots (1-2) will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1) at Gillette Stadium in Tom Brady’s return. Here are the inactives:
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS INACTIVES:
#77 T Trent Brown
#51 DE Ronnie Perkins
#33 CB JoeJuan Williams
#8 MLB Ja’Whaun Bentley
#26 CB Shaun Wade
#38 RB Rhamondre Stevenson
#86 TE Devin Asiasi
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS INACTIVES:
#25 RB Giovanni Bernard
#35 CB Jamel Dean
#87 TE Rob Gronkowski
#2 QB Kyle Trask
#60 G Nick Leverett
#1 WR Jaelon Darden
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Trent Brown is inactive for the third consecutive game with a calf injury. MLB Ja’Whaun Bentley was ruled out with an injury he suffered in last weekend’s game with the Saints. Jahlani Tavai was called up to fill the hole. The secondary will be thin without Williams and Wade. Stevenson’s scratch will leave the backfield to Damien Harris, Brandon Bolden, and J.J. Taylor.