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After the first few minutes of practice, Brady and nearly all of the first team offensive players retreated to the lower practice fields

Van Noy and McClellin will probably be asked to fill in at times as edge rushers (Hightower as well) so the team may opt for an extra linebacker.

Julian Edelman and Stephon Gilmore got into it a bit at the end of practice. As per the Patriots usual M.O. both players were sent to the locker room.

Best social media postings from Rob Ninkovich’s retirement day.

Roger Goodell confirms he will be in attendance at the New England Patriots home opener.

But Ninkovich’s retirement leaves a void in experience, so who steps up in 2017 to fill the gap and provides the team with the pressure they’ll need?

In a media workroom packed with family, teammates, coaches, owners and the Patriots media beat writers, Rob Ninkovich retired in an emotional ceremony that celebrated his Patriots career.

During the full team drills, however, Wise jumped inside of Fleming again and would have had a clean sack of Jimmy Garoppolo.

The team had a pair of shorts and shells practices the first two days of training camp to get things started but the intensity was dialed down a bit.

Andrew Hawkins formally announces his retirement from the NFL.

Carr made arguably the catch of the day with a beautiful leaping grab in the back of the end zone with a leaping grab over DB Will Likely.

Gostkowski had that developed into an art form, angling his kicks on one side of the field near the corner of the end zone

This spring the team had the smarts to bring back safety Duron Harmon. The re-signing of the third starter because he plays so many snaps was a win/win.

Gilmore who is a bigger, physical corner and immediately upgrades the position. Together the duo of Butler and Gilmore on paper looks to be a very good one.

In a press release shared on Saturday, the New England Patriots announced that former quarterback Vito “Babe” Parilli had passed away at the age of 87 from multiple myeloma in Parker, Colorado.