So watching that relationship continue to grow remains a focus for reporters and fans, and seeing that Brown suffered an injury during Monday's practice throws a bit of a wrench into that plan. Brown's thumb injury will remain a top storyline throughout Patriots training campAt one point during practice, reporters noticed that Brown seemed to injure his hand, which was later revealed to be a dislocated thumb, per the receiver himself. Brown dislocated his thumb on a play against Christian Gonzalez, but still finished practice. So, for the time being, it has people worried about how it could negatively affect him in practice. So an injured thumb could easily derail that, even if Brown continues to practice.