FOXBORO -- Logan Mankins (ankle), Chandler Jones (ankle) and Rob Gronkowski (forearm) have all bee officially ruled out for Sunday's game in South Florida against the Dolphins. Mankisn will be missing his third straight game and fifth in six games. Jones and Gronkowski will be missing their second straight games since injuring themselves against the Colts on Nov. 18. The Patriots also list 15 as questionable, including offensive lineman Markus Zusevics, who returned to practice on Friday inside the Dana Farber Field House.
By comparison, the relatively Dolphins list just nine players on their entire report, one questionable and eight probable. Here is Friday's complete Patriots report:
Did Not Practice
TE Rob Gronkowski (forearm/hip) OUT
DE Chandler Jones (ankle) OUT
G Logan Mankins (ankle/calf) OUT
Limited Participation
DT Ron Brace (elbow) Questionable
OL Markus Zusevics (illness) Questionable
OT Sebastian Vollmer (back/knee) Questionable
G Dan Connolly (back) Questionable
S Patrick Chung (shoulder/hamstring) Questionable
WR Julian Edelman (concussion) Questionable
TE Aaron Hernandez (ankle) Questionable
LB Dont'a Hightower (hamstring) Questionable
WR Brandon Lloyd (knee) Questionable
DT Kyle Love (knee) Questionable
OL Nick McDonald (shoulder) Questionable
WR Matt Slater (concussion) Questionable
LB Brandon Spikes (knee) Questionable
WR Wes Welker (ankle) Questionable
LB Tracy White (foot) Questionable
Full Participation
LB Jerod Mayo (elbow) Probable
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