Aaron Dobson, Marcus Cannon out for Patriots

The New England Patriots have announced that wide receiver Aaron Dobson and offensive lineman Marcus Cannon are out of their clash with the Cleveland Browns.

Dobson and Cannon have missed every practice session this week with foot and ankle injuries after being out of Bill Belichick's side's win over the Houston Texans last week.

The Patriots have deemed that they have no chance of playing so have confirmed that the duo will miss the game. Meanwhile, cornerbacks Alfonzo Dennard and Aqib Talib are questionable.

Belichick's side currently hold the second seed in the AFC playoff race and are 9-3 in their season.