New England Patriots v. Philadelphia Eagles NFL football game today

He just knows he’s healthy and can be ready Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Collins said he’s feeling “good” but didn’t want to specify the illness. Hightower was listed as questionable after limited practices during the week, so his absence may not prove to be an extended one.

Today’s New England Patriots vs Philadelphia Eagles NFL football game has a start time schedule of 4:05pm eastern time and airs on TV channel FOX in some markets along with DirecTV Sunday Ticket nationwide.

Receiver Julian Edelman (foot) has also been declared out.

“I mean, I was sick”, Collins said. “I don’t want to talk about it. I don’t want to talk about (those) memories”.

There were reports that Collins had lost weight and strength due to the illness. “Where a player is Wednesday, where he is Thursday, where he is Friday and even occasionally the Saturday changes are all just reflective of what the player’s current condition is”.

Collins hasn’t played since Week 8 against Miami, missing four straight games with an illness. “It’s fun. I mean, it was real hard”.

For the first time in five games, linebacker Jamie Collins is active for the Patriots against Philadelphia.

The presence of Rob Gronkowski will not be felt today while Danny Amendola is expected to play. You never want to do that. “It gets tough. You always try to gauge how close the defender is and his ability to close on the ball”.