{"id":7443,"date":"2016-08-16T05:00:39","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=7443"},"modified":"2016-08-15T23:16:34","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T03:16:34","slug":"tuesday-daily-rundown-816-new-england-patriots-news-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2016\/08\/16\/tuesday-daily-rundown-816-new-england-patriots-news-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Daily Rundown 8\/16: New England Patriots News and Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a look at this morning’s top stories.<\/p>\n

Gronkowski leaves early on Monday due to injury –<\/strong> Training camp has had some scary moments thus far, and on Monday tight end Rob Gronkowski left fans gasping as he hobbled off the field after coming up lame during 7-on-7s. \u00a0The veteran left practice accompanied by a trainer after looking like he was in serious pain, although there doesn’t seem to be any real indication of what his injury was.<\/p>\n

The good news is, the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that the injury was “minor”<\/strong><\/a>, with Rapoport Tweeting “No worries” about the veteran tight end.<\/p>\n

After practice, Jimmy Garoppolo was asked about the injury but the quarterback told the media he was unaware the veteran had left practice.<\/p>\n

“I didn’t even see him leave to be honest,” said Garoppolo. “Hopefully he’s alright, and we’ll see what it is.”<\/p>\n

Fights break out at practice –\u00a0<\/strong>One of the things Bill Belichick doesn’t tolerate are his players getting in physical altercations, and on Monday against the Bears he went so far as to eject one of his most important players.<\/p>\n

Bears receiver Alshon Jeffery and Butler battled it out during practice, which started off with the veteran cornerback giving the receiver a hard jam with both hands to his chest as he seemingly tried to send a message. \u00a0That fired Jeffery up, and the battle was on as they went back and forth, although the Bears receiver was able to make plays against the veteran.<\/p>\n

That seemingly led to frustration that ultimately ignited the altercation. \u00a0Butler and Jeffery were spotted grabbing each other’s facemasks on Monday, and after receiver Josh Bellamy went over and shoved Butler, it\u00a0sparked a brawl that led to\u00a0Butler getting the boot\u00a0from\u00a0practice, while Bears coach John Fox kept Jeffrey out of action.<\/p>\n

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