Source: Pats' Campbell has MCL sprain, to miss game action

New England Patriots left tackle Will Campbell has been diagnosed with an MCL sprain in his right knee and is expected to miss some game action, a source told ESPN on Tuesday. The initial belief is that Campbell's injury isn't as bad as the Grade 3 torn MCL that he suffered on the same knee last November that led the Patriots to place him on injured reserve. Campbell, the Patriots' first-round pick in 2025, admittedly returned from that injury for the postseason before he was 100% healed and struggled with protecting quarterback Drake Maye. Rookie first-round pick Caleb Lomu stepped in after Campbell was injured when a Las Vegas Raiders defender tackled running back Rhamondre Stevenson into Campbell's leg on a rushing attempt in the second quarter. Lomu, who played left tackle in college at Utah, is a top candidate to start while Campbell recovers. "I don't think it was too big for him," Vrabel told reporters of Lomu's fill-in performance. "You didn't really notice him a lot, so I think that's probably a good thing." With the Patriots tapping their offensive tackle depth, they could benefit from having 2025 seventh-round pick Marcus Bryant -- who was tracking to be the top swing tackle in the preseason -- begin to practice. Bryant had been placed on injured reserve with a designation to return at the final roster cutdown after being rolled up on in a preseason game, and he was eligible to begin practicing last week. New England has had a difficult run of injuries, losing multiple offensive linemen for the season. Running back TreVeyon Henderson also is expected to miss multiple weeks with a high ankle sprain, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Vrabel said "there's a chance" that receiver A.J. Brown will be activated off injured reserve and can play against the New York Jets on Sunday. ESPN's Mike Reiss contributed to this report.