Injured Alfonzo Dennard unlikely to play tomorrow
In a huge surprise, we don't know exactly what that injury is. However, reporters have noticed a limp, so you'd have to assume this is some kind of leg injury.
With #Patriots CB Alfonzo Dennard not even able to take part in walkthrough, likelihood he plays tomorrow night vs #Eagles is diminishing.
— Erik Scalavino (@E_Scal) August 8, 2013
There's been a lot of speculation about whether or not Dennard was being punished because of his recent arrest for a DUI. However, it seems his snaps have dipped only because of this injury. Dennard has been fragile this off-season, struggling with this injury but also being carted off the field with a shoulder injury during minicamp.
Dennard was a key member of a solid second half secondary for the Patriots last year. That consistency from the end of the year to the beginning of the next is something the Patriots haven't had since maybe 2008. It's huge to build chemstry back there, and the longer Dennard misses time, the further that unit can get derailed.
Both Devin McCourty and Kyle Arrington have filled in for Dennard's reps.
