Notes from Patriots Training Camp: 8/17

After an offday yesterday, the New England Patriots returned to the practice fields today for training camp session number 13. It was a beautiful day in Foxboro, and a hot one. According to Bill Belichick exactly "what we need". While the session was closed to the public, it was open to members of the media.

Working through the Twittersphere, here are some notes about today's session:

Attendance

-- The following players did not practice: Brandon LaFell, Darryl Roberts, Dane Flecher, Ryan Wendell, Bryan Stork, Rufus Johnson, Joe Vellano, Trey Flowers, Jake Bequette, Chris Jones.

-- The following players returned to practice: Dekoda Watson, Eric Martin, Marcus Cannon, Logan Ryan, James White, Nate Solder.

-- The following players participated on a limited basis: Julian Edelman, Aaron Dobson, Scott Chandler, Caylin Hauptmann, Travaris Cadet.

Injuries

-- Rookie Tre' Jackson was carted off the field after suffering an injury to his right hip/abdomen/back. A situation worth monitoring.

Offensive Notes

-- According to Doug Kyed the quarterbacks performed as follows:

11-on-11s:
Brady: 18/29, INT
Garoppolo: 9/12, INT

-- Ryan Lindley had a rather inactive day.

-- Brady took every meaningful snap of the session.

-- Josh Kline saw a lot of action at center, with starter Bryan Stork still out.

-- Both starting tackles Nate Solder and Sebastian Vollmer saw plenty of work.

-- After Jackson left practice, rookie David Andrews took his spot at right guard.

-- Brandon Gibson continues his strong last week: he made a nice one-handed catch as well as a catch over Malcolm Butler.

Defensive Notes

-- Cornerback Tarell Brown, who left Saturday's session, was back on the field and pretty busy. First, he intercepted Jimmy Garoppolo. On the subsequent play, he also picked off Tom Brady.

-- Duron Harmon spent most of the practice session at free safety.

-- The secondary often consisted of the following players: Malcolm Butler, Tarell Brown, Devin McCourty, Patrick Chung, Duron Harmon.

Miscellaneous

-- Former Tampa Bay and Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano was seen on the sidelines.

-- The team focused on situational work.

-- LeGarrette Blount wore number 74 today. The number is also worn by rookie defensive end Trey Flowers.

-- The team donned full pads during the two-hour session.

-- The session ended with conditioning work.