With Gonzalez and Carlton Davis out, the Patriots moved up players such as Alex Austin, Marcus Jones, Marcellus Dial, and D.J. James in the cornerback rotation. Austin, who started camp as the top outside backup, has been with the starters with Davis and Gonzalez absent.

And back in 1997, when Vrabel was a third-round pick by the Steelers trying to make a positive first impression as a rookie, things didn’t go the way he wanted them to. The former Ohio State standout got into a fight on the first day of padded practice.

Rookie offensive tackle Will Campbell had a "welcome to the NFL" moment in the Patriots' first full-pads practice Monday, writes Phil Perry.

On Tuesday, the Patriots offense felt that firsthand at the beginning of Day 6 of training camp. During the team’s 7-on-7 period, Drake Maye finished 3-of-8. That included a rough second period, during which the quarterback was 0-for-4 near the end zone. When 11-on-11 drills began, the results were similar for Maye’s unit.

The Patriots are heading into their second week of training camp, and we have a much better sense of where things stand on the depth chart. Here’s an updated look at the Patriots’ 90-man roster battles: Related Articles Early takeaways from Patriots training camp Where Patriots rookies stand in first week of training camp Patriots’ rookie Kyle Williams: ‘Blessing’ to play with favorite receiver Patriots rookie class feeling fortunate for veteran free-agent addition Patriots’ new pass-rusher could bolster Mike Vrabel’s defense with breakout QUARTERBACK Drake Maye,

Special Olympics Massachusetts athletes were New England Patriots Foundation guests at the Patriots training camp on Thursday, and some players took a little extra time to make memories with the athletes.

Pittsburgh Steelers undrafted rookie wide receiver Montana Lemonious-Craig sustained a lower-body injury during Sunday's training camp practice, according to head coach Mike Tomlin, and thus wasn't able to finish out the day.