{"id":999863,"date":"2026-09-13T17:27:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T17:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/999863\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T17:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T17:27:21","slug":"a-j-brown-latest-injury-update-new-england-patriots-much-coveted-former-philadelphia-eagles-wr-expected-to-miss-6-weeks-nfl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/999863\/","title":{"rendered":"A.J. Brown latest injury update: New England Patriots\u2019 much-coveted former Philadelphia Eagles WR expected to miss 6 weeks | NFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"A.J.A.J. Brown latest injury update: New England Patriots\u2019 much-coveted former Philadelphia Eagles WR expected to miss 6 weeks (Image via Getty: A.J. Brown) NFL Insider Ian Rapoport reported via X that A.J. Brown is expected to miss at least 6 weeks for the New England Patriots.He suffered a high ankle sprain in the Patriots\u2019 13-10 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the 2026 season opener. He was placed on the injured reserve list. Generally, the injury takes 4-6 weeks. But because Brown\u2019s injury is a little more serious, it could take at least 6 weeks to recover, with no surgery planned.The most shocking part of his Week 1 story? He started out by mimicking Stefon Diggs<\/a> but eventually fell to the ground after an incomplete pass from Patriots quarterback Drake Maye in the third quarter of the Week 1 game.Seahawks cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett fell into tight coverage, and Pritchett\u2019s knee landed directly on the outside of Brown\u2019s right ankle with full body weight. Anyhow, we know the mimicking part stayed with you. Let\u2019s find that out.<\/p>\n

A.J. Brown reportedly mimicked Stefon Diggs in the pregame speech to Patriots players<\/p>\n

Carlos A. Lopez shared a short clip of A.J. Brown\u2019s motivating pregame speech to the New England Patriots. \u201cIf y\u2019all boys just could hold up, we gonna score this sh*t. They cannot f*ck with none of us at wide receiver, I\u2019m telling you. We running wide open, you hear me?\u201d Brown is heard saying in the clip.An X user quickly commented on it, stating here\u2019s the corrected version of Brown\u2019s speech: \u201c\u2018Ya\u2019ll making me look bad, step the f*ck up. If ya\u2019ll could just do your damn job, I\u2019ll be getting my stats and touchdowns. Ya\u2019ll work for me.\u2019 Fixed it.\u201dStefon Diggs, too, hyped up the Patriots players before every game. His energy was loud and infectious. The players responded in unison to Diggs.But in Brown\u2019s case, it seems the players are uninterested. We can\u2019t know for sure. But while Brown gave that pregame speech, Alijah Vera-Tucker looked sideways as though thinking, \u201cwhen is this speech going to end?\u201d<\/p>\n

Mack Hollins and Kyle Williams set to step up in A.J. Brown\u2019s absence<\/p>\n

This mimicry of Stefon Diggs may not come in handy for the next few weeks, as Brown will not be found on the gridiron. He is currently recovering from a high ankle sprain.According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, it will force him to miss 4-6 weeks, at least 6 weeks. So for the next few matches, his absence could be loudly felt. The Patriots\u2019 next game is scheduled for next Sunday, September 20, against the Pittsburgh Steelers.Veteran WR Mack Hollins and Year 2 WR Kyle Williams may step up their roles for the next 4-6 games in Brown\u2019s anticipated absence.Cleveland Clinic notes high ankle sprains do not require surgery unless the damage is very severe or the ankle remains unstable. Since Brown does not require surgery, he may return in less than six weeks; if he had undergone surgery, he would have been out for much longer. The team noted on Sept. 12 that Brown is eligible to return against the New York Jets in Week 6, on Oct. 18. He will miss games against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills, and the Las Vegas Raiders. That\u2019s when Hollins and Williams will need to step up their game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A.J. Brown latest injury update: New England Patriots\u2019 much-coveted former Philadelphia Eagles WR expected to miss 6 weeks…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":999864,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2050],"tags":[5831,833,7,1056,9228,1167,249,2326,2094,6,130965,208,261,531],"class_list":["post-999863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-england-patriots","tag-aj-brown","tag-drake-maye","tag-football","tag-kyle-williams","tag-mack-hollins","tag-new-england","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-newengland","tag-newenglandpatriots","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-injuries-2026","tag-patriots","tag-seattle-seahawks","tag-stefon-diggs"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117264911457296429","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/999863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=999863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/999863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/999864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=999863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=999863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=999863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}