The New England Patriots have one practice left in preparation for Week 14, and yet they have no kicker on their roster for Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.
On Thursday, the Patriots practiced sans-kicker, according to reporters on the scene. The team was also without center Ted Karras and defensive tackle Byron Cowart.
Karras left the Patriots’ Week 13 loss to the Houston Texans with a knee injury. He is expected to miss multiple weeks, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. That will thrust reserve center James Ferentz into the role.
Patriots had seven players limited in practice on Wednesday: Ja’Whaun Bentley (knee), Marcus Cannon (illness), Patrick Chung (heel), Julian Edelman (shoulder), Jason McCourty (groin), Mohamed Sanu (ankle) and John Simon (elbow). The Patriots will provide an injury report for Thursday’s practice in the afternoon.
