Patriots WR Julian Edelman expected to miss time following knee surgery

If the Patriots bounce-back this Sunday with a win against Buffalo, they’ll have to do it without their go to receiver Julian Edelman.

Julian Edelman is absent from practice and is expected to miss some game action, according to a source. He's been dealing with a knee injury.

— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) October 29, 2020

Now, it’s been no secret Jules has been dealing with something this season, and not his normal fighting through injuries thing either, he’s been really hurt. News that he was absent from practice surfaced earlier before Jeff Howe reported that he’s expected to miss game action due the knee injury which has been ailing him all season.

#Patriots WR Julian Edelman recently had surgery on his knee that had been bothering him all season, source said. Explains his absence today.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 29, 2020

Rapsheet then advised that Edelman underwent surgery on the injured knee which explained his absence from practice today.

It’s worrying, I imagine the team may place him on IR depending on how serious the surgery was, and given his age, his future with the team may now be in doubt.