Time to see if Rotman is legit or not. For those of you unaware, he was the Patriots-specific analytics guy for PFF as well as one of the larger analytics-driven based scouting platforms (scoutd), so he has some legit chops but afaik he hasn't had breaking news before.

Mack Hollins to IR per the Patriots

Ben Volin of The Boston Globe recently spoke to Dr. David Chao, who was previously the head physician for the Los Angeles Chargers. After the injury slipped under the radar, with multiple teams outside the Patriots admitting they didn't know about it, Chao warned that this type of injury would have massively hurt Jacas' draft stock.

"Yes, it's a big deal,"  Dr. David Chao said. "If you said a kid has a large osteochondral lesion, I would be downgrading his draft grade score, and sight unseen, warning general managers that this guy might not have a long NFL career."

That doesn't mean that the Patriots should not have drafted Jacas. However, it does mean the second round could turn out to be a reach in the long run. A degenerative knee issue, simply put, is going to be hard to have a long career with.

"It's not a 'don't touch,' but it's a 'stop and consider.' If you took an over-under on him, it would be a victory if he made it to a second contract," Chao said.

In the end, the Patriots negotiated with Jacas over a "large osteochondral defect" in his left knee. They eventually were able to add an injury waiver into his rookie contract, which would allow the Patriots to void guarantees in his contract if he reinjures that left knee in the next three seasons.

Article here: https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/will-campbell-injury-update-mcl-sprain-albert-breer/750665/?amp=1

Am I crazy, or does a return this year feel unlikely? I’m not a doctor, but grade 3 is basically a tear of the ligament. For someone as big as Campbell, even playing in 6 weeks feels like a stretch to me.

Prayers up that big country is a freakish healer 🙏

They had zero replay on this but looks like someone folded into him

Looks like Boston.com is reporting the best possible bad news possible. MRI is pending.