The New England Patriots are set to be without wide receiver A.J. Brown after he suffers an ankle injury early in the season. Multiple outlets report that Brown is ruled out during the Patriots’ season opener against the Seattle Seahawks and later is expected to miss significant time.

Reports differ slightly on the projected duration, but most agree it is at least four weeks or roughly a month. Fox Sports and Newsweek cite an expected absence of “at least four weeks” or a “month, or maybe more,” describing it as a high-ankle sprain. Yahoo Sports adds that Brown could be placed on injured reserve and notes a possible return window tied to the Patriots’ Week 5 game versus the Raiders.

CBS Sports reports Brown heads to injured reserve due to a high ankle sprain and says the injury occurs in the third quarter of the season opener. Yahoo Sports also frames the injury as occurring during the Patriots’ Week 1 loss, with head coach Mike Vrabel providing a brief update. Overall, outlets consistently identify a high-ankle sprain and early-season timelines, with variations mainly in exact return estimates.