Patriots' A.J. Brown exits season opener vs Seahawks with ankle injury: details inside

New England Patriots A.J. Brown suffered a scary injury in the season opener against Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday, September 9.

A.J. Brown suffered the injury while attempting a catch at Lumen Field against the Seahawks in the third quarter.

The buzzworthy game was framed as a rematch of Super Bowl LX, which Seattle won in February by defeating New England 29-10 and bringing home the franchise's second title.

New England was leading 10-10 when Brown exited the game on Wednesday, September 9.

Brown fell to the ground after a Seahawks defender tumbled onto his leg, which resulted in a serious ankle injury.

After paramedics rushed to attend Brown on the field, he walked off the field on his own to the sideline.

He later entered the makeshift medical tent before eventually heading to the locker room wearing only one cleat.

The Patriots later confirmed Brown was ruled out for the rest of the game in what turned out to be a serious ankle injury.

Brown scored three catches for 26 yards while also earning a 34-yard pass interference flag, which put the Patriots in place to score the game’s first touchdown.

Brown was traded from the Philadelphia Eagles to the Patriots in a headline move on June 1 in exchange for a 2028 first round pick.

Brown appeared for the Eagles from 2022 to 2025, where he was a 3-time NFL All-Pro, played in 2 Super Bowls, winning 1, and had four straight 1,000-yard receiving seasons.