Welcome to my final weekly injury mailbag of the NFL regular season and 2017. Not to worry, I’ll be here answering questions throughout the Patriots’ postseason ride. (Don’t forget, I answer questions about the Bruins, Celtics, and Red Sox as well.) If you haven’t submitted a question yet, I would love to hear from you for future editions, so make sure you check out the contact information at the bottom of the page and send one my way!
This week I’ll tackle questions about two Patriots’ injuries that could have a significant impact on the Patriots’ playoff run. We don’t know much about either Chris Hogan’s shoulder injury or Malcolm Mitchell’s knee, but you have lots of questions about them so I’ll share my thoughts. Because so little official information has been released about either injury, please keep in mind that my answers describe possible scenarios and are not based on any sort of insider knowledge.
Happy New Year, everyone! Now onto your questions…
Oooh, I have a question! Say Chris Hogan's injury was a broken collarbone on Oct. 29 ... what's the timeframe for something like that. Asking for a friend. I'll hang up and listen. Thanks! (@BostonSportsBSJ)
A refresher on what we know about Chris Hogan’s injury: not much. Here was my initial tweet after the hit that knocked him off the field for the better part of 2 months.
An injury like this one to Chris Hogan's right arm is concerning for a clavicle fx, AC separation. https://t.co/hIMRor49WI
— DocFlynn (@jessdeede) October 29, 2017
@MikeReiss I agree w you - Mitchell's right knee maybe mild MCL at the end (helmet blocks video), doesn't look too concerning. #patriots pic.twitter.com/6HOj2qav7B
— DocFlynn (@jessdeede) December 29, 2016