COMMENTARY
If a fan were to follow New England’s football team merely through headlines and those hollering through their radio, it’s conceivable they could’ve heard the names of only five Patriots over the past five months: Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, Rob Gronkowski, Malcolm Butler, and Julian Edelman. Maybe Robert Kraft, too.
It’s certainly been an offseason dripping with drama and endless speculation, but as of this week it’s back to work in Foxborough, where training camp begins Friday. Rookies have already arrived, while veterans are due by Wednesday, and among those reporting to Gillette Stadium will be a few who have been through this before, and who haven’t been a major part of the conversation through the spring and summer, but whose performance could make them a major focus at some point this fall.