FOXBOROUGH — Rob Ninkovich, who reportedly tore his triceps less than a week ago, made a surprise appearance at New England Patriots practice Sunday.
Wearing a compression sleeve on his right arm, Ninkovich took part in warmups before departing to the lower field for conditioning. He was not a full participant in practice.
Fellow defensive end Jabaal Sheard was absent from Sunday's practice.
Other absences: RB Dion Lewis (PUP), OL Sebastian Vollmer (PUP), Tre' Jackson (PUP), G jonathan Cooper
**Running backs Donald Brown and D.J. Foster exited after warmups. Both players have been extremely limited throughout training camp.