Julian Edelman is officially listed as questionable as the Patriots play to clinch the AFC East Sunday.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Friday that the wide receiver is expected to play, adding that the 33-year-old is “Probably less banged up,” now than he was versus the Bengals Sunday.
Edelman averages just shy of 73 receiving yards per game, but versus Cincy, he only had 9 yards on two receptions.
Leading into that game, Edelman was on the injury report for both a knee and shoulder injury.
Mike Giardi, also of NFL Network, reported earlier this week that leading into last Sunday, Edelman had received treatment as often as three times per day and that some of the veteran receiver’s teammates wondered postgame if playing Edelman versus the Bengals was a smart decision.
Regardless of the rough outing last week, it sounds like the Pats plan to make use of Edelman in a pivotal game versus the Bills this week.
After that, there is less riding on New England’s regular-season finale versus the Dolphins.
