Patriots lose their only deep threat after savage hit

New England receiver Danny Amendola is a nightmare out of the slot.

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is a nightmare down the seams.

But deep threat down the sidelines?

The Patriots pretty much only have Brandin Cooks.

Or they did have Brandin Cooks.

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The stellar Patriots deep threat has been ruled out of the Super Bowl, per ESPN NFL reporter Adam Schefter.

A brutal, but perfectly legal, hit from Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins knocked Cooks out of the game.

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Since Cooks had caught the ball and had established himself as a runner, he did not qualify as a defenseless receiver.

The Eagles led New England 15-3 midway through the second quarter.

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