Overview
- Head coach Mike Vrabel said Tavai will not travel due to a personal, non-injury matter and declined to provide further details.
- Tavai was limited Wednesday for personal reasons, practiced fully Thursday, then missed Friday; he has 19 tackles in seven games after opening the season on injured reserve.
- Gregory was absent from the final practice despite not appearing on this week’s injury report, leaving his game status uncertain.
- With Milton Williams on injured reserve, interior snaps could shift to Christian Barmore, Khyiris Tonga, Cory Durden and rookie Joshua Farmer if Gregory is unavailable.
- As of Friday evening Tavai was the only Patriot ruled out, with Christian Elliss poised to return at linebacker and practice-squad addition Otis Reese a potential elevation for special teams.