The New England Patriots were back to work on Wednesday for their seventh training camp practice of the summer and third in a row. The increasing number of practices, including back-to-back sessions in full pads on Monday and Tuesday, have left their mark on the team: Wednesday saw several new additions to the list of absentees, as well as other previous full participants joining the ranks of those limited.
Participation and availability were not the only big stories coming out of Foxborough on Wednesday, though. Here is what went down on the fields behind Gillette Stadium.