Yesterday, the New England Patriots took the field for their second open practice of this year's organized team activities. Attendance was again solid but a total of nine players were still absent – seven of which also missed last week's lone session open to the media. The biggest names on that list, of course, are quarterback Tom Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski, who both elected to sit out voluntary workouts so far this year.
With both being healthy and committed to playing for the Patriots in 2018, however, neither of them is that big of a question mark heading into next week's minicamp.