There are few things Bill Belichick likes discussing less than the statuses of his injured players. The New England Patriots coach consistently dodges questions about whether an injured player will or won’t play on Sunday.
But the Patriots had a pair of notable players with issues this week, which necessitated questions about those players. Wide receiver Mohamed Sanu (ankle) hasn’t practiced, while wideout Phillip Dorsett (concussion) didn’t practice on Wednesday and was limited on Thursday. Does Belichick have a sense of whether those top wideouts will play against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 12?
“I have a sense, yeah,” Belichick grinned during his press conference on Friday morning at Gillette Stadium. “We’ll share it when the injury report comes out after practice. We’ll make sure you get a copy.”
When the reporter attempted to ask a follow-up, the coach continued.
“No point in guessing on them,” he said. “Might as well go out in practice and see what they can do and then make an accurate report. I’m not going to sit here and try to Oujia board it here this morning and tell you how a guy is going to feel before he’s gone out there and done anything. That would be irresponsible on my part.”
