Overview
- Henderson suffered a high right-ankle sprain on Oct. 11 during the Patriots’ game versus the Raiders and was initially expected to miss multiple weeks after an MRI confirmed the diagnosis.
- ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that surgery is not expected and that the team views Henderson as a quick healer, but the official prognosis still projects a multi‑week absence.
- Practice footage published Oct. 15 shows Henderson running and making cuts during individual work, and he was listed as a limited participant in midweek injury reports.
- The Patriots list Henderson’s availability for the Oct. 18 game as undefined and are relying on Rhamondre Stevenson and backup Corey Kiner for short‑term carries and game planning.
- High‑ankle sprains commonly take several weeks to regain game durability, so while the practice movements are encouraging they do not guarantee Henderson can handle full game contact; his return would ease a backfield workload that has shifted onto Stevenson and Kiner.