Patriots’ James White carted off after suffering hip injury, running back ruled out for rest of Week 3

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots at the moment are down arguably their most essential piece on the ability place. Within the second quarter of New England’s Week 3 matchup with the New Orleans Saints, working again James White took a third-and-3 carry up the left facet of the sphere. After changing to maneuver the chains, he was introduced down awkwardly and injured on the play. He was rapidly examined by crew trainers and finally carted off the sphere and into the Patriots locker room. Not too lengthy after he was carted away, New England dominated White out for the remainder of Sunday’s contest with a hip damage. 

Shedding White for the rest of this recreation is an enormous blow to a Patriots offense that has struggled to maneuver the ball all through the primary half. New England started Week 3 with three straight three-and-outs. In actual fact, the primary down run by White the place he was injured was the primary time the Patriots have been in a position to transfer the chains all recreation. 

This season, White has been a key outlet for rookie Mac Jones out of the backfield. Coming into Sunday, White had 32 yards on the bottom and a landing, whereas catching 12 of his 13 targets for 94 yards. 

In his absence, the Patriots will lean on Damien Harris and J.J. Taylor out of the backfield. Veteran Brandon Bolden, who primarily performs on particular groups, is the one different again at the moment on the game-day roster. Rookie Rhamondre Stevenson is inactive, however will definitely have a job going ahead if White misses substantial time.