Danny Amendola has missed 24 out of 39 games over the past three seasons.

Amendola won't call himself injury-prone though.

"I don't really listen to it," Amendola told USA TODAY Sports on Friday. "I know how I play and what I can bring to the team. So I'm not really interested in hearing anything else."

The Patriots envisioned Amendola playing a role similar to Wes Welker.

"I'm not going to change," said Amendola. "That's just the way I am. It's a rough game. Everybody knows that. I love the physical part of the game. So I'm not going to change. I'm ready to go this week. So really, that's the only thing that I can focus on."