The New England Patriots took the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium for a third straight day on Friday. As opposed to the first two of those sessions, center David Andrews and punter Jake Bailey were active participants — an indication that they have come off the physically unable to perform (PUP) and non-football illness (NFI) lists, respectively.
Andrews, 30, was forced to open training camp on PUP after undergoing offseason shoulder surgery. The long-time starting center and captain originally hurt his shoulder during the regular season but despite the issue did not miss any games in 2021 while playing a team-high 1,149 offensive snaps.