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Derek Rivers has a knee injury that looks serious enough that it may cost the rookie his first season in New England.  According to ESPN, the Patriots fear that Rivers will miss the 2017 season after going down with a left knee injury during Wednesday's joint practice against the Texans. At the time of the injury, Rivers was covering a kickoff and his knee buckled as he attempted to change direction. The severity of the injury was not known initially, but he traveled back to Boston on Wednesday night for further testing. Rivers had seen time both on the edge and as a stand-up linebacker who floated all over defensive coordinator Matt Patricia's front of late. He could be seen rushing from the Continue to Article

August 18, 2017 1:32:pm EST

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots fear they have lost rookie defensive end Derek Rivers for the entire season due to a knee injury, league sources told ESPN on Friday. Rivers, a third-round draft choice from Youngstown State, went down on a kickoff coverage drill in Wednesday's joint practice with the Houston Texans. It was a non-contact injury which had head athletic trainer, Jim Whalen, examining Rivers' left knee on the field. With that practice taking place at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia before the Patriots traveled to Houston for Saturday's preseason game, the club had Rivers fly back to Boston for more tests. Those tests reinforced the team's initial Continue to Article

August 18, 2017 10:23:am EST

Derek Rivers was taking part in a kickoff drill during Wednesday's joint practice with the Texans when he went down with an apparent knee injury. When the rookie third-rounder out of Youngstown State tried to plant and change direction, his left leg seemed to buckle underneath him, and he went down quickly.  After having his leg checked by head trainer Jim Whalen, Rivers walked back to the Greenbrier Sports Performance Center under his own power but with a noticeable limp alongside Whalen and head team physician Dr. Mark Price.  SCOUTS' VIEW Who's the more overrated Patriot? Rivers did not join his teammates on their trip to Houston for Saturday's preseason game. He made his way back to Boston Continue to Article

August 17, 2017 10:15:am EST

New England Patriots star Tom Brady was candid when asked about what he thinks of Houston Texans rookie Deshaun Watson's future as an NFL quarterback. "So watching him play, he has a great future. While Patriots QB Brady, 40, and Watson did not exactly have similar college football experiences, their early NFL careers could be very similar. Continue to Article

August 16, 2017 10:30:pm EST