New England has released its first injury report of the week.
Last Sunday, the New England Patriots did not only lose their first game of the season, they also lost two key players to injury in the process: tight end Rob Gronkowski and linebacker Dont'a Hightower. While Gronkowski missed today's session because of his knee bruise, Hightower returned to the practice fields today – which is definitely "good news of the day"-worthy.
The rest of the team's first injury report of the week looks as follows (via patriots.com):
Of the players not practicing, Easley is the biggest surprise.