Romeo Doubs Trades a 42-Yard Touchdown for a Month on IR

Scoring a 42-yard touchdown against a division rival is supposed to be the highlight of your month. Instead, Romeo Doubs managed to turn a massive highlight into a mandatory vacation.

According to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, the New England Patriots wide receiver is officially on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. The good news is that the team expects him back after their Week 11 bye, meaning this is not a season-ending disaster.

"Jeremy Fowler reported that Doubs is 'hopeful to return after the Week 11 bye' and it is 'not expected to be a long-term absence.'"

Doubs suffered the injury while hauling in that deep score during New England's 26-19 win over the New York Jets. Sacrificing your shoulder for six points is the kind of gritty football guy move that coaches love, right up until they realize they have to replace an $80 million receiver for a month.

The timing is objectively hilarious in a dark, cursed sort of way. The Patriots literally just welcomed A.J. Brown back to the lineup on Sunday. Apparently, the football gods have a strict one-star-receiver policy in New England, demanding an immediate blood sacrifice the second the offense starts looking functional.

For anyone holding Doubs in fantasy or relying on his weekly receiving props, this is a brutal speed bump. He has been a reliable target for a team desperately trying to justify that massive four-year contract they handed him in free agency.

Now, the Patriots have to survive the next few weeks without their expensive deep threat. If the recovery timeline holds, Doubs will spend the next month resting up before making his return for the late-season playoff push.