NFL.com insider Ian Rapoport tweeted Thursday that Patriots wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell, a former Georgia Bulldog, is being placed on injured reserve.

Mitchell was previously reported Wednesday as questionable for Thursday night's season opener against the Chiefs.

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