New England Patriots Report

Belichick on Woodhead injury

January, 14, 2013

Jan 14

11:45

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By Mike Reiss | ESPNBoston.com

Patriots coach Bill Belichick provided an update on running back Danny Woodhead, who injured his thumb on the first play of Sunday’s game and didn’t return:

“Danny was examined and back on the sideline for the remainder of the game. Had we needed to use him, he would have been available to go back in there. Now that we are into a new week, we will re-address the whole situation and try to get a good feel of what he would and wouldn’t be available to do, and how functional he would be doing it. So I would say that’s something we’ll have to look at during the week. Assuming the doctors clear him to play, which is a medical decision, then the next situation would be from a football decision, what can he do and how well can he do it? What is he, and we, comfortable with him doing in this week’s game/game-plan. That would all be determined at a later point in time.”

Mike Reiss

Patriots reporter, ESPNBoston.com

Covered Patriots since 1997
Blogging on Pats since 2004
Joined ESPNBoston.com in 2009

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