What was imminent became official in Foxborough on Friday.
Antonio Gibson’s Season Ends with Torn ACL, Patriots Move Him to Injured Reserve
Posted October 11, 2025
The veteran running back sustained a torn ACL in Week 5.
The New England Patriots placed running back Antonio Gibson on injured reserve ahead of the Week 6 road trip.
Gibson, 27, sustained a season-ending torn ACL on a kickoff return last Sunday night against the Buffalo Bills. Following the 23-20 win at Highmark Stadium, the veteran continued to reside on the 53-man roster. He was listed as a non-participant for three consecutive practices before being ruled out on the final injury report.
Signing as a free agent from the Washington Commanders in 2024, Gibson stands 22 appearances into his stay. It has spanned 411 snaps on offense and 96 snaps in the kicking game. The all-purpose back has scored three touchdowns across 644 rushing yards, 214 receiving yards and 581 return yards. And in September, he was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.
Gibson, a former wide receiver by way of East Central Community College and the University of Memphis, entered the NFL in the third round of the 2020 draft at No. 66 overall. His three-year, $11.25 million contract with New England runs through next campaign.
Head coach Mike Vrabel described the delayed move to injured reserve as “procedural.” It leaves follow-ups on the horizon.
At running back, the Patriots currently carry starter Rhamondre Stevenson and rookie TreVeyon Henderson on the active roster. But Terrell Jennings, a top promotion candidate, is joined on the practice squad by recent addition Jashaun Corbin.
Edge depth is also expected to be called upon after elbow and ankle injuries saw Keion White and Anfernee Jennings ruled out.
The New Orleans Saints host Sunday’s 1 p.m. ET kickoff at the Caesars Superdome. The deadline for gameday transactions is set for Saturday at 4 p.m. ET.
Broncos' Week 6 opponent is already in massive desperation mode
The Denver Broncos face the New York Jets in London in Week 6, and the Jets are already in a horrific state of dysfunction. The Jets are the lone winless team in the NFL and are somehow worse than they were at any point in the 2024 NFL Season.
It's truly impressive how consistently bad this team has been, but they have beaten Denver as recently as 2023, so this isn't a 'throwaway' opponent in that regard. The Jets hired a former Sean Payton assistant, Aaron Glenn, as their head coach.
Former executive Darren Mougey is the team's GM, so there are former Broncos everywhere on this team. However, the team isn't playing anything like the club they are trying to copy, as the 0-5 start they've endured has been filled with penalties, bad offense, inept defense, and everything in between, and it's already hit a boiling point.
The New York Jets are already having "players only meetings" and it's only Week 6
Pass-rusher Jermaine Johnson revealed on Friday that the Jets defense had a players only meeting before their departure to London:
These are honestly three of the worst words you can possibly here with an NFL team, as those players only meetings are typically done when a team is just spiraling out of control and the coaching just isn't good enough.
The Jets currently have the longest playoff drought streak in the NFL, and it seems like that streak is going to continue here in 2025. The Broncos are riding a two-game win streak and could put the Jets away in the first half, which is what many of their opponents have done already this year.
It's been an interesting schedule for the Broncos, as they faced the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football, had a short week of rest, and then had to travel across the country to face the Eagles in an
early Sunday window. Not only that, they immediately hopped on a plane to London and have been preparing under different circumstances for the second week in a row.
Sean Payton is one of a handful of coaches in the NFL who is able to navigate a tough stretch like this, as it's clear that a team like the Jets can't seem to step on the field without doing something wrong. If Denver were to lose this game, it'd be one of the most devastating losses in recent memory.
