Attendance
The Patriots kicked off day one of training camp in the Gillette Stadium practice fields. The place was packed to the point that tardy fans were forced to stand.
Absent Players
Brandon Meriweather (contract issues, no longer a problem)
Donte Stallworth
Asante Samuel (holdout)
Kareem Brown
Rest of PUP
Players who donned red non-contact jerseys
Junior Seau
Eric Alexander
Laurence Maroney
Randy Moss
Received big ovations at [...]
The Patriots announced the release of rookie runningback Justise Hairston today. The Patriots selected Hairston in the sixth round of the NFL draft in April. Hairston was released after being placed on PUP with an undisclosed injury. I thought he looked good in minicamp, and with his size, and his domination in 1-AA, I thought [...]
From Christopher L. Gasper at Reiss’ Pieces:
A source close to Patriots first round pick Brandon Meriweather has confirmed that the sides have completed a five-year deal. The source said that Meriweather would be at Patriots’ practice tomorrow. We’ll try to track down terms of the deal.
Although Meriweather was not present for the Patriots first practice [...]
Randy Moss has finally selected his jersey number, which will be 81. Moss had delayed the number for three months, until he finally selected it today. For the minicamp season, Moss wore #6, but is now wearing #81.
