Patriots Designate Mack Hollins, Greg Van Roten For Return

12:05pm : The Pats have designated Hollins and guard/center Greg Van Roten for return, per Mike Reiss of ESPN . Van Roten has been on IR with a thigh injury since Sept. 29. 11:34am: Wide receiver Mack Hollins has been on injured reserve for the Patriots’ past four games, but he could return as early as this Sunday against the Packers. Hollins is set to practice on Wednesday, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network . Once it becomes official, the Patriots will have 21 days to activate Hollins.