KENDRICK BOURNE NEWS

Zappe's star grows brighter as Patriots get back to .500

The New England Patriots' offense has been at its most efficient over the past two games with rookie Bailey Zappe at quarterback

OCTOBER 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

May have turf toe Bourne appears to be dealing with a mild case of turf toe, Zack Cox of NESN reports.

Impact Turf toe can cause multi-week absences for players, but Bourne's case "doesn't seem that serious," so he might be able to keep playing through it. The wide receiver played just four snaps Week 6 against the Browns before exiting the game, though he remained on the sideline with his teammates. Expect Bourne's practice reps to be capped ahead of New England's Week 7 MNF matchup with the Bears.

OCTOBER 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Patriots' Kendrick Bourne has turf toe injury; 'doesn't seem that serious' (report) The Patriots receiver left Sunday's game with a toe injury.

OCTOBER 17, 2022 • MASSLIVE.COM

Patriots Christian Barmore, Kendrick Bourne, and Cody Davis injured against Browns - The Boston Globe Barmore (knee), Bourne (toe), and Davis (knee) all left the game and did not return.

OCTOBER 16, 2022 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM

Patriots bury Browns, Belichick ties Halas with 324th win

Rookie backup Bailey Zappe threw for 309 yards and two touchdowns in his third NFL game, Bill Belichick tied George Halas for second on the all-time list with his 324th victory, an...

OCTOBER 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Exits Sunday's game Bourne was forced out of Sunday's game against the Browns with a toe injury.

Impact Prior to his exit, Bourne caught his only target for 17 yards. In his absence, Tyquan Thornton is in line to see added wideout snaps alongside Jakobi Meyers and DeVante Parker.

OCTOBER 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Catches one pass Sunday Bourne, who was on the field for a season-high 34 (of a possible 60) snaps on offense in Sunday's 29-0 win over the Lions, per Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, caught his only target in the...

Impact Bourne also rushed once for minus-1 yards Sunday, in a contest in which Jakobi Meyers (7/111/1 on eight targets) was clearly QB Bailey Zappe's preferred WR option. With a 10/139/0 stat line on 13 targets through five games, Bourne will remain off the fantasy radar in all but the deepest of formats until he starts seeing consistent volume.

OCTOBER 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Two catches in Week 4 Bourne logged 26 of a possible 58 snaps on offense in Sunday's 27-24 loss to the Packers en route to catching two of his three targets for 23 yards and rushing once for 15 yards, M...

Impact Though fellow wideout Jakobi Meyers (knee) remained sidelined Sunday, Bourne didn't see heavy volume in Week 4 and with the Patriots' QB situation looking cloudy in the short term due to injuries to Mac Jones (ankle) and Brian Hoyer (head), Bourne remains a speculative fantasy option ahead of this weekend's game against the Lions.

OCTOBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Zappe zips 16-yard sideline completion to Bourne New England Patriots quarterback Bailey Zappe zips a 16-yard sideline completion to Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne.

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • PATRIOTS.COM

Kendrick Bourne takes reverse for 15-yard ride to open grass New England Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne takes a reverse play for a 15-yard ride to open grass.

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • PATRIOTS.COM

Kendrick Bourne leads the NFL in this new ESPN metric for wide receivers ESPN released three new wide receiver metrics, and although he's not playing much Kendrick Bourne leads the NFL in one category.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 • BOSTON.COM

These Stats Suggest Patriots' Kendrick Bourne Should Play More New advanced metrics support the notion that Kendrick Bourne should have a larger role in the New England Patriots' offense.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 • NESN.COM

Pleading Patriots WR Kendrick Bourne: 'I Would Love to Play More' The Pats best playmaker, Kendrick Bourne, is somehow seeing his playing time decrease.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Four grabs in Week 3 loss Bourne brought in four of five targets for 58 yards and committed a fumble that was recovered by the Patriots in a 37-26 loss to the Ravens on Sunday.

Impact Even with fellow wideout Jakobi Meyers (knee) sidelined, Bourne couldn't take full advantage. However, after a relatively lackluster first two games, Bourne at least set new season highs in receptions, receiving yards and targets. The veteran wideout posted an encouraging 55-800-5 line across 17 games in his first Patriots campaign in 2021, and perhaps Sunday's improved showing is a sign he'll become progressively more involved as the season unfolds.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Mac Jones' accuracy is 100 on 22-yard laser to Bourne New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones' accuracy is 100 on 22-yard laser to wide receiver Kendrick Bourne.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 • PATRIOTS.COM

Karen Guregian: The Patriots aren't helping Kendrick Bourne or DeVante Parker FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Two games into the season, the Patriots are averaging 12 points per game. That’s third worst in the NFL behind Indianapo...

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • SACBEE.COM

What’s wrong with Patriots’ passing game and how to fix it

Two games into the season, Mac Jones is struggling and the Patriots need to make sense of their pass-catcher puzzle, writes Henry McKenna.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Kendrick Bourne sees more time, but plenty of depth chart left to climb - The Boston Globe Bourne recorded 24 offensive snaps Sunday. That's well more than the two he got in the loss to Miami, but still amounts to the lowest propor...

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM

Catches two passes Sunday Bourne was on the field for 24 of a possible 68 snaps on offense in Sunday's 17-14 win over the Steelers, en route to catching two of his three targets for 16 yards, Mike Reiss of...

Impact Bourne was more involved the Patriots offense Sunday than he was in the team's season opener (two snaps), but until he sees more consistent playing time and targets, he'll be a risky fantasy lineup option. Through New England's first two games, Jakobi Meyers and Nelson Agholor profile as QB Mac Jones' preferred wide receiver options.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Does This Bill Belichick Quote Explain Lack Of Kendrick Bourne Snaps? Patriots wideout Kendrick Bourne has struggled to garner consistent reps in 2022, and Bill Belichick may have (indirectly) explained why.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 • NESN.COM

Patriots receiver Kendrick Bourne expects a bigger role against Steelers after good week of practice - The Boston Globe Bourne said he’s maintained a positive attitude despite his reduced workload.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM

Kendrick Bourne expects bigger role vs. Steelers, says practice 'felt a lot better' Here's the latest on the Kendrick Bourne situation.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 • MASSLIVE.COM

Patriots mailbag: How many snaps will Kendrick Bourne get against Steelers? Answering reader questions every Friday morning.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 • MASSLIVE.COM

New era in Patriots-Steelers rivalry begins minus Brady, Ben

The Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots begin a new chapter in their longtime rivalry when they meet in Week 2

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

These 8 Patriots need to perform substantially better after Week 1 loss

The Patriots were badly outplayed by the Dolphins in Week 1. Henry McKenna goes through the players and coaches who need to improve.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022