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August 01, 2006
Day 5 open
FOXBOROUGH -- Welcome to Gillette Stadium, where the Patriots are preparing for their fifth day of training camp. This morning's session, in full pads, will mark the team's eighth practice since the opening of camp on July 28.
Quarterback Tom Brady has taken the field for this workout. He missed the last three practices. It also looks like he could be throwing to a new target, as rookie Chad Jackson is warming up on the field in his pads. Jackson has been on the team's physically unable to perform list, missing the first seven practices. Receiver Bam Childress, also on the PUP list, is also in pads warming up on the field.
As players walk to the practice fields, they can see motivational signs posted throughout Gillette Stadium. One of the last signs players see includes a quote from legendary basketball coach John Wooden: "Nothing will work unless you do."
One other note:
Remember all that talk about the Oklahoma drill on the first day of training camp? The Boston Globe's Ron Borges had a fine piece on the drill, which is still being used by some NFL teams. One team, the Jacksonville Jaguars, has made the drill part of its training camp regimen, according to this story in the Jacksonville Times-Union.
We'll have more to come throughout the day.