Patriots' Julian Edelman: Sits out walk-through

Edelman (ankle/illness) was one of five New England players who sat out Wednesday's walk-through practice, Doug Kyed of NESN.com reports.

Meanwhile, 10 players were listed as limited participants. Kyed suggests that it's possible that the Patriots were simply giving players like Edelman -- who is feeling under the weather -- an extra day of rest after Monday's win over the Bills. In any case, Edelman played 96.1 percent of of the team's offensive snaps in Week 8, so it's unlikely that his listed ankle issue is a serious threat to his status for Sunday's game against the Packers.