The Patriots will host a Carolina Panthers team this week that will make the trip to New England without its starting tight end. Ja’Tavion Sanders, one of the most productive players on Carolina’s roster and a top target for quarterback Bryce Young, will miss the game due to a high ankle sprain.

Sanders suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of his team’s Week 3 win over the Atlanta Falcons. According to a report by Joe Person of The Athletic, an MRI on Monday revealed the severity of the ailment and that is now expected to keep the 22-year-old sidelined for multiple weeks — including Sunday’s game in Foxborough.

A fourth-round draft pick in 2024, Sanders was on the field for 129 offensive snaps before his injury and ranked among the team’s top targets in the receiving game. He has se

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