FOXBORO -- Stephon Gilmore isn't taking part in mandatory minicamp for the Patriots this week, but is it more a matter of when not if he eventually makes his way back into the Patriots locker room?
It sounded that way when Devin McCourty was asked about Gilmore's absence on Tuesday.
"Gilly is still under contract so when he comes back in, he does what he does," McCourty said. "And we all know that he's a guy, I think, you know... I've been talking to him. He's still a part of this team.