For teams that play on Sunday, the starting quarterback usually is made available to the media on Wednesday. But there’s nothing usual this week about the starting quarterback position in New England.
Via Mike Giardi of CSN New England, the Patriots will make neither Jimmy Garoppolo nor Jacoby Brissett available to reporters on Wednesday.
Both are injured. Garoppolo suffered an AC joint sprain in his shoulder 10 days ago, against the Dolphins. Six days ago, Brissett sustained a thumb injury against the Texans.
As explained on Sunday’s edition of Football Night in America, the team remains focused on getting them healthy enough to play on Sunday. Adding another quarterback was regarded as a “last resort"; three days later, with no quarterback added, either the Patriots believe one or both will be ready to go -- or the Patriots will be getting receiver Julian Edelman ready to go.
Edelman has intimate knowledge of the offense. The team would rather use him than a stranger to the system who would be given a crash course on a limited collection of plays.
Regardless, the Patriots won’t be participating in a Wednesday ritual that could shed light on who will be taking the snaps in the last game before Tom Brady’s suspension ends.