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After participating during the early portion of Patriots practice that was open to reporters on Thursday, cornerback Christian Gonzalez then departed the main practice field.
The cornerback, who missed the first three games of the season with a hamstring injury, was later designated as limited on New England’s Thursday injury report due to his hamstring.
Speaking with reporters Thursday afternoon, cornerbacks coach Justin Hamilton explained Gonzalez’s departure.
“He’s on a plan with [Vrabel] and [director of sports performance Frank Piraino] with [head athletic trainer Jim Whalen] in the training room, and it’s kind of a warm-up to the early portion of practice, just to do more,” Hamilton explained. “Because some of the stuff is special teams or things where it’s like jog-through walk-through, so it’s for him to be able to get to the pace he can go at to be able to go out there when we are in the speed periods of practice.”
In his second game back from injury, Gonzalez played all 69 of New England’s defensive snaps in a Sunday night win over Buffalo. Speaking earlier this week, the cornerback shared he felt good with where he was at physically.
The 23-year old was not listed on the Patriots first injury report of the week on Wednesday, and his game status for Sunday against the Saints will be designated on Friday.
