Rookie DE Keion White leaves Patriots sport with head damage

New England defensive finish Keion White will miss the rest of Sunday’s Patriots-Raiders sport after struggling a head damage, the team announced.

White was taken to the locker room for additional evaluations. He was dominated questionable earlier than being downgraded to out.

The rookie from Georgia Tech is likely one of the key items getting used to switch Matthew Judon, who is anticipated to overlook a major period of time as a consequence of an higher physique damage.

“Will probably be a number of guys [filling in for Judon], clearly,” linebackers coach Jerod Mayo mentioned earlier this month. “Keion goes to play extra, merely mentioned. We actually want him to indicate up.”

The Patriots already have an effect rookie – first-round choose Christian Gonzalez – on injured reserve. The severity of White’s damage is unknown.

White’s damage appeared to occur on a play the place he collided with Kyle Dugger on an tried deal with.

White made his first begin of the season in opposition to the Jets in Week 3. He’s performed in all of New England’s video games thus far.