Jacoby Brissett, who has been locked in a battle for the New England Patriots’ beginning quarterback job all preseason, injured his proper shoulder in a preseason sport in opposition to the Washington Commanders on Sunday night. The Patriots stated that Brissett was questionable to return. Brissett was injured simply over 2 1/2 minutes into the primary quarter when Commanders defensive finish KJ Henry got here in unblocked off the left edge and planted Brissett’s left shoulder into the turf on a sack. The veteran signal-caller confirmed seen ache on the sphere within the aftermath of the hit, however he stayed within the sport and accomplished a brief cross on the next play earlier than ending his day with an incompletion one play later. No. 3 total decide Drake Maye, who’s pushing for the beginning position in his first NFL season, subbed in for Brissett on New England’s following drive. Brissett, 31, joined the Patriots this offseason after spot obligation with Washington in 2023. Previous to that, he noticed motion in 16 video games (11 begins) for the Cleveland Browns in 2022 and 11 video games (5 begins) for the Miami Dolphins in 2021. Brissett was in Indianapolis from 2017-20, beginning 30 video games for the Colts over that point interval. His profession started with the Patriots in 2016 after being chosen within the third spherical of that 12 months’s draft. In 79 profession video games (48 begins), Brissett has thrown for 10,574 yards and 51 touchdowns to go together with 23 interceptions. –Area Degree Media