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Jordy McElroy

National reaction to Patriots fielding worst WR lineup in Bill Belichick era

Things are impossibly thin for the New England Patriots at receiver.

On Thursday night, the team ruled out veteran wide receiver DeVante Parker, who was quarterback Bailey Zappe’s favorite target last week against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Now, the Patriots are down to JuJu Smith-Schuster, Tyquan Thornton and Jalen Reagor as their primary healthy receiving options. Technically, Malik Cunningham could be included in there as well considering he’s taken reps at both quarterback and receiver.

All four players combined have 237 receiving yards and only one touchdown. That doesn’t exactly lead to much optimism for the unit’s chances against a tough Steelers defense on Thursday night.

The social media sentiment echoed the disaster that could potentially come from such a lackluster lineup.

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