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Carlton Davis was one of the New England Patriots’ biggest offseason signings, inking a three-year, $54 million contract in March.
The Super Bowl champion cornerback missed most of the Patriots’ voluntary Organized Team Activities (OTAs) in the spring and then went two and a half weeks without practicing in pads during training camp.
Davis has now taken part in three consecutive practices, including Wednesday’s joint session with the Minnesota Vikings. The Auburn product discussed his injury and Wek 1 status following the practice.
“I’m dealing with something, for sure, but I’m still ready to play right now,” Davis said, according to a report by Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald. “Like, I don’t care what’s going on — if it was Week 1, I’d be playing. So, we’re just being smart about it, and we are just going through the process and going through the progress.”
The 28-year-old finished last season with 56 tackles, 11 passes defended and two interceptions across 13 games during his lone campaign with the Detroit Lions.
“I will continue to ramp it up more, get more reps. Because, you can’t go out Week 1 and not have taken any reps to be in shape and just be in that football shape, for sure,” Davis said.
New England host the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 1 of the regular season at 1 p.m. ET on Sept. 7.
