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Starting in Jacksonville Authentic Kyle Van Noy Jersey , AFC Championship Game was played in Foxboro, today’s rematch between the New England Patriots and the Jacksonville Jaguars will take place in sunny Florida, roughly 1,000 miles south from where the two teams met in January. It is the Patriots’ first road game of the season and simultaneously one of the longest journeys the team will have to go on over the next four months as a look at its regular season travel log shows:Added up, the Patriots will travel 11,576 miles during the regular season – a decrease when compared to 2017: New England was on the road for a combined 14,860 miles last year, including a trip Mexico City via Denver. The distances are far shorter this year, with Jacksonville and Miami the destinations farthest away. The aforementioned 11,576 miles rank the Patriots seventh league-wide and clearly below the average of 15,595 miles.While the distances look to be favorable to New England when compared to last year Cheap Jonathan Jones Jersey , the quality of opponents speaks a slightly different story: the Patriots will play four of last year’s playoff games on the road this season in the Jaguars, Bills, Titans and Steelers. In 2017, for comparison, New England traveled to three postseason teams from one year earlier (the Oakland Raiders in Mexico, plus the Steelers and Dolphins).Patriots activate wide receiver Julian Edelman, release running back Kenjon Barner When the clock struck midnight from Sunday to Monday, the Julian Edelman’s four-game suspension officially came to an end. However, the wide receiver did not immediately join the New England Patriots’ roster and instead spent the last four days on a roster exemption list. This allowed the Patriots to carry 53 men on their active roster despite Edelman’s suspension being over.In order to activate the veteran, however, New England now needs to make a move to free up a roster spot – and according to ESPN Boston’s Mike Reiss Cheap Devin McCourty Jersey , running back Kenjon Barner will be the vicitm:The 28-year old originally joined the Patriots after week one to serve as a depth option at running back and punt returner. However, he was a healthy scratch for his first potential game and subsequently let go again. Barner rejoined the team last week and saw some playing time against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday but failed to establish himself as a fixture on the roster despite New England lacking depth at the running back position.The move, as Reiss notes, will leave the Patriots with just two running backs on their active roster: first-round draft pick Sony Michel and veteran James White. The duo performed well but more depth behind them is still needed. New England also has undrafted rookie Ralph Webb on its practice squad, and Rex Burkhead as a candidate to return off the injured reserve list. Wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson could also receive snaps at running back.[UPDATE, 10/04, 5:30 p.m. ET] As the Patriots announced, they have indeed activated Julian Edelman and released Kenjon Barner to make room for him.
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