FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- On the day the New England Patriots welcomed back receiver A.J. Brown, they lost their other top receiver, Romeo Doubs, to a shoulder injury.
Doubs left Sunday's 26-19 win over the New York Jets after diving to haul in a 42-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Drake Maye with 4:10 remaining in the first quarter. He was initially announced as questionable to return before the team ruled him out early in the third quarter.
Doubs landed hard on his shoulder on the play after reaching a top speed of 21.44 mph to track down Maye's heave, according to NFL Next Gen Stats, which was the fastest speed he has reached as the ball carrier in his five-year career. The Patriots signed him to a four-year, $68 million deal in March as one of their top free agent targets, then traded for Brown in June to give Maye a new 1-2 combination.
Brown hurt his ankle in Week 1, was placed on injured reserve and returned to game action Sunday.
In addition to Doubs, Patriots starting left guard Alijah Vera-Tucker injured his hamstring in the second quarter and was later ruled out.
Starting right tackle Morgan Moses also left the game in the second quarter due to an ankle injury. After initially being announced as questionable to return, he was downgraded to out at the start of the fourth quarter.
And guard/center Ben Brown was ruled out in the fourth quarter with a knee injury.
The Patriots (4-2) have a quick turnaround after Sunday's game, visiting the Chicago Bears on Thursday.
Coach Mike Vrabel said he didn't have definitive updates on any of the players, but cast doubt that they would be available for that game.
"We are all smart people here; it's a short week," Vrabel said. "Whether they can make it back or not, I don't know. They didn't finish [this] game and that's a quick turnaround."
