Patriots QB Jacoby Brissett suffers right shoulder injury

Jacoby Brissett, who has been locked in a battle for the New England Patriots’ starting quarterback job all preseason, injured his right shoulder in a preseason game against the Washington Commanders on Sunday evening.The Patriots said that Brissett was questionable to return.Brissett was injured just over 2 1/2 minutes into the first quarter when Commanders defensive end KJ Henry came in unblocked off the left edge and planted Brissett’s left shoulder into the turf on a sack.The veteran signal-caller showed visible pain on the field in the aftermath of the hit, but he stayed in the game and completed a short pass on the following play before finishing his day with an incompletion one play later.No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye, who is pushing for the starting role in his first NFL season, subbed in for Brissett on New England’s following drive.