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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 2h

Patriots Saturday

🛫 Afternoon flight to New Orleans

🕓🛗 4p ET deadline roster moves

NOTES: RB Terrell Jennings, OLB Truman Jones candidates for p-squad elevations...Saints DT Davon Godchaux: "Young Drake doesn't look like 'Young Drake' anymore"...NO/NE - 42 penalties apiece.

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 13h

With Jaylinn Hawkins out (hamstring), Patriots safety depth will be tested vs. Saints.

"I think they're prepared," Mike Vrabel said. "Feel good about any of those guys."

🏈 Craig Woodson: 97.4%
🏈 Hawkins: 90%
🏈 Kyle Dugger: 24.1%
🏈 Dell Pettus: 9.6%
🏈 Brenden Schooler: 0.6%

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 18h

Notes from the Patriots' injury report:

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 19h

Mike Vrabel jokes that he isn’t supposed to have favorites, but practice-squad OLB Truman Jones (Harvard) is as close to one as there could be.

Says the Patriots would have confidence in him if they had to play him.

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 19h

Mike Vrabel arrives and runs through the injury report — S Jaylinn Hawkins (hamstring), DE Keion White (elbow), OLB Anfernee Jennings (ankle) are out … and CB Christian Gonzalez (hamstring) is among those questionable but is expected to be on the trip, per Vrabel.

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 20h

This post from Patriots practice is dedicated to all the workers that work 9 to 5.

“It’s Friday…”

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 20h

CB Christian Gonzalez (hamstring) is present for the media-access portion of Friday’s practice inside Gillette Stadium. But I did not see OLB/DE Anfernee Jennings (ankle).

The media-access portion of practice was just stretching.

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 1d

Patriots Friday

🏈 11:30a: Practice

🎙️1:05p: Mike Vrabel

🔒🚪1:20p: Locker room

NOTES: S Jaylinn Hawkins (hamstring) misses last 2 practices...DE Keion White (elbow) unlikely to play...Prep for Saints WR Chris Olave, whose 54 targets are 2nd most in NFL...Lost last 2 vs. NO.

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 1d

OLBs coach Mike Smith said he talked with rookie Bradyn Swinson (practice squad) to tell him that his work is catching his attention.

"He's trimming up. He's working, man. These last 3 weeks, I told him how proud I was of him," he said. "He's had a really good 3 weeks."

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 1d

CB Christian Gonzalez worked away from the team during the individual drill/special teams portion of practice Thursday, which CBs coach Justin Hamilton (pictured) described as a pre-determined plan with Mike Vrabel, head athletic trainer Jim Whalen and director of sports performance Frank Piraino.

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 1d

LT Will Campbell draws a crowd in the locker room and talks about how nice it will be to return home and play in Louisiana.

“It will be a packed house, for sure,” Campbell says with a smile, when asked how many family and friends will be there.

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 1d

Snapshot: OC Josh McDaniels’ reaction when asked if he would be content to spend the rest of his career working with QB Drake Maye.

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 1d

Special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer, who has reason to smile based on some big plays delivered by his units this season, says the Patriots generally prefer a RB in the kick returner role because of the hits taken … but they would be open to a WR with dynamic ability.

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 1d

Q&A with safety Jaylinn Hawkins highlights one Patriots theme of week.

They're on to the Saints.