According to multiple reports, Garoppolo suffered a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder when he was driven to the turf on a tackle by Dolphins linebacker Kiko Alonso with five minutes left in the second quarter.
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For this reason, the Patriots could bring in a veteran quarterback who has a lot of experience playing the starter position. Before leaving Sunday’s game, Garoppolo went 18-of-27 for 234 yards and three touchdowns as the Patriots dominated Miami.
With Garoppolo’s current condition, it’s uncertain how long Brisset and Edelman will be able to hold out until Brady returns.
So Manning is most likely staying retired and that’s a good thing for the New England Patriots. They could then keep Brisset and Garoppolo, depending on his recovery, on the lineup as Newton’s backups.
Brissett finished 6-of-9 for 92 yards. He mentioned that Brissett has been a part of this team for quite some time now throughout training camp and has gotten reps.
Specific to the play in which Garoppolo was injured on Sunday, McDaniels was asked if there was a concern from a long-term perspective that his unwillingness to throw the ball away could make him injury prone.
“I know Jacoby is a rookie but he has been in every meeting, every practice and every session that we could be with him”, Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels said before the season.
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Seeing the first significant regular season action of his career, Garoppolo, whom the Patriots selected in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft, was lighting it up. He had a quarterback rating of 117.2.
