The New England Patriots’ inactives list for their game against the New York Jets was mostly known on the eve of Thursday Night Football. The team of head coach Mike Vrabel already ruled out four players as part of its final injury report.

Besides those previously-known inactives, the most notable name on the full list published 90 minutes before kickoff is defensive tackle Joshua Farmer.

The fourth-round rookie is missing the contest due to an ankle injury. He had appeared in all 10 previous games this season and has 11 tackles and a fumble recovery to his name so far but missed back-to-back practices this week, prompting the team to list him as questionable on Wednesday’s final injury report.

Farmer’s absence opens the door for fellow defensive tackle Eric Gregory to leave the ranks o

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