EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsFOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots wide receiver A.J. Brown missed his first practice since returning from injured reserve Oct. 14, and it came one day after he was listed on the injury report with a new knee ailment, in addition to his previously injured right ankle.Brown had a knee issue that has flared up and his status for Sunday's game against the Miami Dolphins is up in the air, sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.Brown had addressed reporters before practice Wednesday, acknowledging he was still working through his return from a right high ankle sprain sustained in the season opener, but wasn't making excuses for his limited production since coming back and playing two games in five days.Brown played 102 snaps in two games, totaling six catches for 75 yards, and had three dropped passes. He said he felt some of the same explosion he had before the injury but acknowledged other times it wasn't there and he's "pushing through.""None of that stuff matters. I'm out here, so I'm going," he said before Wednesday's practice.Thursday's practice was held in full shoulder pads, which usually means it's more physical, and that could have contributed to the decision to hold Brown out. DeMario "Pop" Douglas led the wide receivers through drills, followed by Kyle Williams and Efton Chism III, as they are the only three healthy receivers on the 53-man roster.The Patriots also have receivers Ryan Miller, Kyle Dixon, Chandler Brayboy and Cameron Dorner on the practice squad.Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels was asked about Brown's integration into the offense Thursday, before it was known Brown wouldn't be participating in practice. Brown had been a limited participant in each practice since his return from IR."He's played eight quarters in almost two months and had four practices, I think. I'm certainly in the mode of 'this is a process of building into our best football,' We've seen that with pretty much every player that's come here," he said."There's things we can work on to do better, and certainly his health is going to be a big part of that. So, they tell us he can do 'A', 'B' and 'C,' we'll do 'A', 'B' and 'C.' If there's some element of thing we need to wait on, we'll do it. I love his attitude and approach; he's been here working his tail off to try to put himself in a great position to help our team."
