FOXBOROUGH — Christian Barmore was in the Patriots locker room Friday catching up with his teammates.
The 6-foot-5-inch, 315-pound defensive tackle remains out indefinitely after being diagnosed with blood clots during the summer, and his coaches and teammates feel it is important to keep him engaged with the team.
“He’s going by doctors’ orders,” coach Jerod Mayo said. “I would also say I think it’s important for a guy like that to be in the building.
“One thing about the idle mind, you’re just sitting at home all the time, that’s nothing but trouble.