Well, despite “minor meniscus surgery” Alfonzo Dennard was at practice today, though he’s still expected to miss a few games. Steve Gregory returned with a cast over his broken thumb and Aqib Talib was also present, though he didn’t finish the game on Monday and could still be iffy.
All in all it might be a bit of gamesmanship going on here, because all three of those guys could miss the game on Sunday and it wouldn’t surprise me. But they’re at practice and that’s the most you can hope for at this point. And now we’ll take any bit of positive news we can get.
#Patriots S Steve Gregory (r.thumb), CB Alfonzo Dennard (knee) return to practice. TE Michael Hoomanawanui (l.knee) the only absentee.
— Erik Scalavino (@E_Scal) November 20, 2013