Patriots Insider Provides Update on Rookie WR's Injury

In addition to catching Maye’s watchful eye, Chism’s efforts in the first half of preseason game 2 have likely earned him a spot on the Patriots initial 53-man roster. The Eastern Washington product led all receivers by catching six passes for 71 yards. With time expiring in the first half, the Pats rookie caught the aforementioned touchdown — a 12-yard pass from Dobbs to cap a 13-play, 88-yard drive for the score. 

Throughout camp practices, Chism has frequently been heralded as one of the team’s hardest workers and most productive offensive weapons. In fact, he was one of New England’s standout performers during their 48-18 victory over the Washington Commanders in last Friday’s preseason opener. Chism caught six passes for 50 yards and a third-quarter touchdown catch from Wooldridge. No matter the setting, Chism possesses the agility to fluidly change direction, along with sure-handed strength at the catch point — traits which are certainly not lost on his head coach, Mike Vrabel.

“It doesn’t matter how you get here. The only thing that matters is what you do when you’re here, and I think that’s another great example of that,” Vrabel said of Chism following Saturday’s game. “‘Chis’, when given opportunities, has taken advantage of them. We’ve talked about his play strength last week, and I would say that continued to be true this week.”

While Chism’s injury is certainly worth monitoring, Reiss’ report appears to indicate that his status with the team for the upcoming season is unlikely to be drastically altered. Accordingly, nearly every Patriots’ 53-man roster projection heretofore may still include Efton Chism within their receivers depth chart — much to the delight of Pats Nation.