Week 8: Wednesday injury/participation report
The time off for the bye week helped a few Patriots players in terms of their health: on today's injury report there ae just eight players listed total; on the Friday before New England's game with Dallas, the team listed a dozen players as questionable, with several other players also on the report.
Sergio Brown (chest), Julian Edelman (ankle), Aaron Hernandez (knee), Kyle Love (back), Matthew Slater (ribs), and Danny Woodhead (ankle), who were listed pre-Cowbous game, are not on today's report.
However, Dane Fletcher, who had been listed as full participation recently because of a thumb injury, did not practice today because of a thumb injury.
For the Patriots
Did not practice
LB Dane Fletcher - thumb
Limited participation
S Josh Barrett - thumb
CB Leigh Bodden - thumb
CB Ras-I Dowling - hip
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis - toe
DT Albert Haynesworth - back
LB Jerod Mayo - knee
OT Sebastian Vollmer - back
For the Steelers
Did not practice
LB James Harrison - eye
T Chris Hoke - neck
G Doug Legursky - toe
WR Hines Ward - ankle
LB Jason Worilds - quadriceps
Limited participation
LB James Farrior - calf
- Ben Volin, Globe NFL writer
- Shalise Manza Young, Globe Patriots reporter
- Michael Whitmer, Globe Patriots reporter
- Zuri Berry, Boston.com writer and producer
- Steve Silva, Boston.com senior producer









