Notes from 07/31 morning session
Posted on July 31, 2008
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Some practice notes from the recently concluded morning session today at Gillette Stadium:
BRADY BACK: After a days’ absence, quarterback Tom Brady was back on the field with the rest of the signal-callers, and handled his usual reps with the starting offense through most of the morning practice.
WET MORNING: The rookies were treated to a soaking at the start of practice, an annual tradition. In the drill, assistant coach Pepper Johnson rolled a football, and the rookies were forced to go chase it while they were squirted with a hose by linebacker Tedy Bruschi. They were left to squish through the rest of practice.
SPECIAL DELIVERY: A special teams play involving punt blocks was one of the more entertaining drills of the morning. Along with special teams coach Brad Seely, a collection of players that included Kelley Washington, Mike Richardson, Matthew Slater, Ray Ventrone and Terrence Wheatley all took turns coming in at the punter from an angle trying to block the kick.
ELEVEN ON ELEVEN: The 11-on-11 drills were particularly spirited this morning, with what appeared to be the starting offense facing the starting defense much of the session. On the starting defense, Tedy Bruschi and Tank Williams were together at inside linebacker through most of the session. Other ILB combos included Eric Alexander and Jerod Mayo, as well as Mayo and Victor Hobson.
RANDOM NOTES: Matthew Slater drew a large round of applause with a couple of very nice kick returns. … Brady and center Russ Hochstein were forced to take a lap after a botched center/quarterback exchange. … Randy Moss drew some cheers after a nice touchdown catch in a goal-line situation. … Announcer Don Criqui, Sports Illustrated writer Dr. Z and Red Sox first baseman Sean Casey were among the well-known faces present.
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