Patriots Football Daily: Back to Work in Foxboro

Yesterday the New England Patriots got back to work for the first day of voluntary offseason workouts. Although there was no official attendance announced, the unofficial tally had at least 50 Patriots players present. There were likely others as well, who either weren’t seen entering the building or didn’t appear on social media posts.

Back in the lab 🏋️ pic.twitter.com/6rTxaK0QsW

— New England Patriots (@Patriots) April 8, 2024

Several players who finished their 2023 season on injured reserve were in attendance. This included Matthew Judon, Christian Gonzalez, Cole Strange, Kendrick Bourne, and Rhamondre Stevenson. Former Patriots star Dont’a Hightower was also seen entering the facilities in his new role as inside linebackers coach.

Since the workouts are voluntary and no official attendance was announced, no absences will be reported here. That will only change if a player can be confirmed as skipping with a known reason.

Team captain David Andrews stated on the team’s official X account, “Excited to start the season off here strong. We’re looking forward to having a great year. Go Pats.”

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Football Fun Fact of the Day

Today is opening day at Fenway Park for the Boston Red Sox. There have been 67 players to play in both the NFL and Major League Baseball. Only one of those players played for the Patriots. Tom Yewcic played done game for the Detroit Tigers in 1957. He would go on to play six seasons for the Boston Patriots (1961-1966) as a quarterback and punter.

Post of the Day

Today’s post is from This Day in Sports Clips with the 2001 New England Patriots, fresh off the franchise’s first Super Bowl title, collectively throwing out the first pitch at Fenway Park…

April 1, 2002: @TomBrady and the Super Bowl Champion @Patriots collectively throw out the first pitch on Red Sox opening day at Fenway Park. pic.twitter.com/HuPD3zINn8

— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) April 1, 2021