Mike Reiss
ESPN Staff Writer
The Patriots have placed TE Ryan Izzo on injured reserve with a neck injury. Izzo has played 80% of the offensive snaps and has 13 catches for 199 yards on the season. He has been the top tight end, in part because rookies Devin Asiasi (pictured) and Dalton Keene haven’t fully emerged. But with Asiasi activated off IR on Thursday, he’ll be thrust on to the game-day roster. Also, WR Julian Edelman was removed from the COVID-19 reserve list but remains on IR.