Report: Patriots' Dobson deactivated last 2 games after he 'mouthed off' to coach
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New England Patriots receiver Aaron Dobson was curiously deactivated for the last two games, but now we know why.
on Dobson: source says he "mouthed off" to Josh McDaniels, leading to his being inactive vs. OAK & KC
— shalise manza young (@shalisemyoung) October 2, 2014
The Patriots were woeful offensively in a blowout loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, and not having Dobson available didn't help matters.
Bill Belichick opted to dress just four receivers for the game, with Matthew Slater being used primarily as a special teams player.