FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore, who had skipped June's mandatory minicamp, reported to the team on Thursday, a source told ESPN's Field Yates. Gilmore was subsequently placed on the active/physically unable to perform list due to a partially torn quad sustained in December.
While the majority of Patriots players report for training camp on Tuesday, quarterbacks and players recovering from injuries were scheduled to arrive Thursday.
There was a question whether Gilmore, the 2019 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, would report. He had stayed away from voluntary practices in the spring, as well as mandatory minicamp, while publicly expressing a desire for the team to upgrade his contract.