A third straight hot practice at Gillette Stadium saw the New England Patriots back in full pads for the second straight day — again working in the red area and in hurry-up situations.
With the first preseason game on the horizon, here’s what went down on the back practice fields.
Attendance
Absent: OT Calvin Anderson*, CB Marcus Jones, S Joshuah Bledsoe, DL Christian Barmore, WR Kendrick Bourne (PUP), G Cole Strange (PUP), OL Jake Andrews (PUP), LB Sione Takitaki (PUP)
Limited: LB Joshua Uche*
Non-participants: WR Tyquan Thornton*, OT Chuks Okorafor*, TE Jaheim Bell, LB/S Marte Mapu
Red non-contact jersey: CB Shaun Wade, WR DeMario Douglas
*New addition
After a strong start to training camp, Tyquan Thornton was a non-participant on Saturday — an injury that was reported to be not long-term or overly serious.