A lot of the news recently involving the New England Patriots involved quarterback Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski. The two superstars missed the first two phases of the Patriots offseason and were also absent for the beginning of phase three.
Brady and Gronkowski weren’t the only players absent from the organized team activities that began this week. New England had 10 players total that was missing and another eight that were limited participants.
Wide receivers Malcolm Mitchell and Cody Hollister, linebacker Dont’a Hightower, defensive end Trey Flowers, cornerback Jonathan Jones, offensive guard Joe Thuney, running back Brandon Bolden and safety David Jones are all absent as well.