Patriots will not activate OT Tyrone Wheatley Jr. from injured reserve, says Bill Belichick

Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The trade acquisition will end his season with two in-game appearances. The New England Patriots have until later today to decide whether or not to activate Tyrone Wheatley Jr. from their injured reserve list. However, it appears the 21-day window will be shut without the offensive …

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Patriots open tackle Tyrone Wheatley Jr.’s 21-day window to return from injured reserve

Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The August trade acquisition was placed on injured reserve in October. Tyrone Wheatley Jr. returned to New England Patriots practice on Wednesday, according to multiple reports, marking the start of his activation clock. The organization now has 21 days to bring the offensive tackle back to …

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Boston Celtics not benching Marcus Smart for red hot reserve a ‘second guess that could become magnified’

In his latest Celtics Mailbag, MassLive’s Brian Robb suggested the Boston Celtics could end up regretting not making the decision to bench Marcus Smart in favor of red-hot reserve Derrick White come playoff time. Robb was answering a question from a reader who is convinced White is the third-best player on the roster, and thus, …

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