Patriots Wide Receiver is in the Dog House

Last season, Kendrick Bourne was a top wide receiver for the New England Patriots.

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In his first week loss to the Miami Dolphins, he made only two offensive plays.

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Tom E. Curran of NBC Sports Boston sheds some light on Gresh and Keefe on WEEI

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on Bourne's overly underutilized use. Due to differences over their work,

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they think coach Matt Patricia kept the 27-year-old in his "dog house".

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According to Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald,

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after Bourne arrived late for the August 19 game, the team sent him home.

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Bourne only lined up twice, but when he caught a 41-yard pass from Mack Jones,

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it was the biggest game for New England. Only Jacobi Meyers finished

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with more receiving yards than Bourne in a 20-7 loss.

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