Patriots WR Kendrick Bourne expected to play vs. Rams after Week 10 benching NECN [Video]

It sounds like Kendrick Bourne will play more of a role in the New England Patriots offense Sunday afternoon versus the Los Angeles Rams than he did in last week’s win over the Chicago Bears.

Bourne was active for the Week 10 matchup against Chicago and had no injury designation, but he surprisingly did not play a single offensive snap. The Patriots beat the Bears 19-3 to improve their record to 3-7 entering Sunday’s Week 11 showdown versus the Rams at Gillette Stadium.

Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo was asked at his press conference Friday whether he expects Bourne to play this weekend, to which he replied, “Yes.”

“Kendrick has had a good week of practice,” Mayo added. “Sometimes you need — I don’t want to call it a wake-up call, but to go out there and be active and not have any snaps, he’s a driven individual. He’s a very good player, we’ve just got to get him going.”

Why didn’t Bourne …