Christian Barmore placed back on non-football illness list
On Thursday the New England Patriots announced defensive tackle Christian Barmore has been placed back on the non-football illness list.
New England Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore is going back on the non-football illness list, the team announced on Thursday afternoon.
“The New England Patriots are placing defensive lineman Christian Barmore on the reserve non-football illness list after he experienced some recurring symptoms that required further evaluation,” the team said in a statement. “We appreciate everything Christian did to return to the team this season, but our top priority is Christian’s health and wellbeing. We know that he will continue to receive tremendous care and we want to ensure that he gets the time he needs to come back stronger than ever.”
Barmore, 25, began the season on the NFI list after he was diagnosed with a blood clot issue early in training camp. At the time, Barmore’s absence was announced as “indefinite.” With three games to go, it’s likely this placement will end his 2024 season.
After missing 10 games, Barmore returned to action in mid-November. In four games, Barmore recorded six tackles and a sack.
Prior to this year, Barmore had emerged as a dominant interior presence for the Patriots’ defense. In 2023 he had a career high 8.5 sacks and 13 tackles for loss. This past offseason he signed a four-year, $92 million contract extension with the Patriots.
Barmore was not present for Patriots practice on Thursday, which was held before the update was announced. The team was also without running back JaMycal Hasty (ankle) and cornerback Marcus Jones (hip), while eight other players were listed as limited on Thursday’s injury report.
