Jahlani Tavai - NFL News, Rumors, & Updates

Jahlani Tavai's Wife Reveals Tragic Reason For Star LB's Week 12 Absence The last time we saw the New England Patriots in action, they picked up a 33-15 victory over the New York Giants on Monday Night Football in...

DECEMBER 11 • NESN.COM

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DECEMBER 5 • Associated Press

Patriots' Jahlani Tavai thanked teammates for support in postgame locker room moment Patriots' linebacker Jahlani Tavai thanked his teammates for their support in a postgame locker room moment.

DECEMBER 2 • BOSTON.COM

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DECEMBER 2 • PATRIOTS.COM

Ready for Monday Tavai (personal) has no injury designation ahead of Monday night's matchup against the Giants.

Impact The Hawaii product practiced in full Friday and is ready to return after missing the Patriots' Week 12 win over the Bengals due to a personal issue. Expect Tavai to operate as one of New England's reserve inside linebackers during Monday night's contest.

NOVEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Jahlani Tavai, out for personal reasons, gets FaceTime call from Patriots after win Jahlani Tavai missed Sunday's game due to personal reasons. His teammates FaceTimed him after the win against Cincinnati.

NOVEMBER 24 • BOSTON.COM

Unavailable for Week 12 Tavai (personal) won't play Sunday against the Bengals, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site reports.

Impact Tavai's next chance to play will come Dec. 1 against the Giants. The rotational linebacker has 19 tackles (10 solo) in seven appearances this season.

NOVEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Patriots Veteran To Miss Bengals Matchup For Personal Reasons New England Patriots linebacker Jahlani Tavai will miss Sunday's matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium.

NOVEMBER 21 • NESN.COM

Linebacker Delivers Vicious Quote On Patriots' Historic Defense New England Patriots linebacker Jahlani Tavai explained to the Boston Globe's Christopher Price how the team's rush defense has been so good...

OCTOBER 27 • NESN.COM

Cleared to make 2025 debut Tavai (calf) is active for Sunday's game against the Bills.

Impact Tavai was activated from injured reserve Saturday, and the 2019 second-rounder has been cleared to make his 2025 debut in Sunday's AFC East tilt. Tavai tallied 100-plus tackles in each of the last two seasons but will likely work in a rotational role at linebacker with Robert Spillane, Christian Elliss and Jahlani Tavai.

OCTOBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Deadspin | Patriots activate Jahlani Tavai, downgrade K'Lavon Chaisson Deadspin | Patriots activate Jahlani Tavai, downgrade K’Lavon Chaisson

OCTOBER 5 • DEADSPIN.COM

Patriots activate Jahlani Tavai, downgrade K'Lavon Chaisson The New England Patriots activated linebacker Jahlani Tavai off injured reserve on Saturday, and he is expected to make his season debut on...

OCTOBER 4 • THESTATE.COM

Activated from IR The Patriots activated Tavai (calf) from injured reserve Saturday.

Impact Tavai remains questionable for Sunday night's duel with the Bills, but this at least gives him a chance to play against the AFC East rival. Tavai logged a career-high 115 tackles (58 solo) across 17 regular-season games in 2024.

OCTOBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Patriots hope to activate linebacker Jahlani Tavai off injured reserve for Sunday's contest in Buffalo - The Boston Globe The Patriots listed linebacker Jahlani Tavail, guard Jared Wilson, defensive tackle Milton Williams, and linebackers K'Lavon Chaisson questi...

OCTOBER 3 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM

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OCTOBER 2 • Associated Press

Practice window opens Tavai (undisclosed) was designated to return from the injured reserve list Wednesday, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Tavai missed the Patriots' first four games this season due to an undisclosed injury, but it now appears he's nearing a return. The 29-year-old now has 21 days to be added to New England's active roster before reverting to IR. Once healthy, Tavai will likely reclaim his spot as one of the Patriot's top inside linebackers after posting 115 total tackles and five passes defended across 17 contests in 2024.

OCTOBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

Ends up on IR Tavai (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.

Impact Tavai made the 53-man roster but will be required to miss at least four games with an unspecified injury. The 2019 second-round pick played all 17 games with the Patriots last season and piled up 115 tackles (58 solo), five pass breakups, 1.0 sacks and an interception. Robert Spillane and Christian Elliss are expected to start at the two inside linebacker slots while Tavai recovers.

AUGUST 28 • ROTOWIRE

Activated from PUP list The Patriots activated Tavai (calf) from the active/PUP list Wednesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

Impact Tavai landed on the PUP list Saturday due to a calf injury that he sustained during OTAs in early June. He progressed enough in his recovery to pass his physical, and the 2019 second-rounder has been cleared to participate in practices and preseason games. Tavai has logged 100-plus tackles in two consecutive seasons and has played in every single regular-season game since 2022.

JULY 24 • ROTOWIRE

Mike Vrabel Offers Optimistic Timeline On Two Key Defensive Players Patriots HC Mike Vrabel revealed the timelines for LB Jahlani Tavai and CB Carlton Davis, who were placed on PUP and NFI, respectively.

JULY 22 • NESN.COM

Starting camp on PUP list New England placed Tavai (calf) on the active/PUP list Saturday, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Tavai hurt his calf during OTAs in early June and isn't yet ready to practice. He can be taken off the PUP list whenever he's medically cleared, at which point he'd be eligible to practice and participate in preseason contests.

JULY 19 • ROTOWIRE

Patriots veteran's future may be slipping away ahead of training camp The future of linebacker Jahlani Tavai in New England appears a bit more uncertain as training camp is about to begin.

JULY 19 • MUSKETFIRE.COM

Dealing with calf injury Tavai suffered a calf injury during Monday's OTAs practice and is expected to be sidelined until training camp, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Impact Tavai had to be helped off the field Monday, so this actually sounds like promising news for the Patriots' leading tackler from last season. New England did sign three-down linebacker Robert Spillane to a three-year, $33 million deal during free agency.

JUNE 3 • ROTOWIRE

Patriots Get (Relatively) Good News On Jahlani Tavai's Injury The New England Patriots received some relatively positive injury news regarding linebacker Jahlani Tavai on Tuesday.

JUNE 3 • NESN.COM

Patriots Rumors: Defender Suffers Serious-Sounding Injury At Practice New England Patriots linebacker Jahlani Tavai reportedly suffered a serious-sounding injury at practice on Monday.

JUNE 2 • NESN.COM

Injured at OTAs on Monday Tavai left the field with an undisclosed injury at Patriots' OTAs on Monday, Mike Kadlick of CLNSMedia.com reports.

Impact As a result, practice was stopped for a few minutes, and Tavai had to be helped off the field by teammates. Tavai appeared in all 17 regular-season contests last season, making 16 starts, and finished with a career-high 115 tackles (58 solo), including 1.0 sacks, and five pass breakups. New England signed veteran every-down linebacker Robert Spillane in the offseason, and it's unclear how the new coaching staff views Tavai's role after he played 82 percent of the defensive snaps in 2024.

JUNE 2 • ROTOWIRE

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