James Develin‘s season could be over. On Monday, the Pats placed the fullback on injured reserve. 
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Develin suffered a neck injury, which may end his year after just 58 offensive snaps through two games. Jakob Johnson was called up from the practice squad prior to Sunday’s win over the Jets, so he figures to pick up some of the workload moving forward.
Per league rules, teams can only bring two players back from IR. Already, the Patriots have tackle Isaiah Wynn and N’Keal Harry parked off of the 53-man roster, so the odds aren’t necessarily in Develin’s favor.
Develin signed his first NFL contract with the Bengals, but he has played all of his NFL downs with the Patriots. Save for the 2015 season he lost to injury, Develin appeared in every regular season game for the Pats between 2013 and 2018. In 2017, he earned his first career Pro Bowl nomination. In 2018, he inked a two-year contract extension, taking him through the 2020 season.
Pro Bowl in 2017….he had 6 catches for 38 yds and didn’t run the ball once….must have made the Pro Bowl squad because Fullback is a named position….don’t care how he blocked, he had no offensive stats at all.
Bad news. Devlin is a class act.