The Pats were back at it on Thursday and the injuries are starting to pile up a bit, especially at the receiver position where Josh Boyce is now the top X receiver with LaFell and Dobson (minor hamstring) sitting out. As long as they’re not major, which even Tyms’ shoulder injury isn’t (per Jeff Howe), injuries can be a blessing because it forces other guys down the depth chart to get quality reps.
Here are the tweets of note from today’s practice…
Absent: JE11, Flynn, Slater, LaFell, Lewis, Gaffney, Fletcher, DFleming, CWhite, Cannon, Wendell, Hauptmann, Vellano, Tyms, ChrJones, Branch
— Mark Daniels (@MarkDanielsPJ) August 6, 2015
Amendola made a great catch on a great Brady pass during 7s. He was covered by Roberts, Wilson & Richards and still came down with the ball
— Mark Daniels (@MarkDanielsPJ) August 6, 2015
Dominique Easley flew through the line to make a play in 11-on-11s.
— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) August 6, 2015
Heavy focus on situations, including rushing FG team on field. Tavon Wilson INT of Garoppolo a highlight for D; Gronkowski from Brady for O.
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) August 6, 2015
Solid reps today for rookies Trey Flowers, Malcom Brown and Jordan Richards.
— Kevin Duffy (@KevinRDuffy) August 6, 2015
I had Josh Boyce down for seven catches in team drills today. He also went 3/3 during 1-on-1 &2-on-2 drills, beating Butler, Jean & Roberts
— Mark Daniels (@MarkDanielsPJ) August 6, 2015
