FOXBORO, Mass. — The New England Patriots on Wednesday held their second practice ahead of Sunday’s road game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Let’s get into everything we saw during the media portion of practice, which lasted roughly 10 minutes.
Patriots Practice Attendance for Wednesday, Sept. 4
Just two players were absent from Wednesday’s practice: guard Sidy Sow and practice squad defensive end Jotham Russell.
Sow is recovering from an ankle injury suffered during the Patriots’ preseason finale against the Washington Commanders. Russell’s injury situation, however, remains unclear.
Sidy Sow and Jotham Russell are the only absences at today's #Patriots practice pic.twitter.com/D6SU3xjcfh
— Dakota Randall (@DakRandall) September 4, 2024
Offense tackle Vederian Lowe was back in pads as he continues recovering from a minor oblique injury. He participated more than in Monday’s session but still appeared limited.
Vederian Lowe participated during the media portion of today's practice. Still unclear whether he'll be ready to go for Sunday. pic.twitter.com/nJmeHB8OFm
— Dakota Randall (@DakRandall) September 4, 2024
Whether Lowe will be ready for the season opener remains to be seen. Still, his uptick in participation indicates he could be ready for game action soon.
We’ll learn more about the injury statuses of Sow and Lowe when the Patriots release their first injury report on Wednesday afternoon.
Assorted Notes from Wednesday’s Patriots Practice
- Mike Onwenu continued to work at right tackle, although it’s important to note the Patriots didn’t run any team drills during the media-access portion of practice. Nevertheless, here’s an educated guess at Sunday’s O-line should Lowe and Sow be inactive:
Left tackle: Chukwuma Okorafor
Left guard: Nick Leverett
Center: David Andrews
Right guard: Layden Robinson
Right tackle: Mike Onwenu
- Recently claimed tackle Zach Thomas worked on the interior line. Wednesday’s practice also saw the debut of 6-foot-9 practice squad tackle Caleb Jones, who is, in fact, a very large human.
First look at 6-foot-9 tackle Caleb Jones, who joined the Patriots practice squad yesterday. Can confirm he is a very big human pic.twitter.com/5eW1SmXZsP
— Dakota Randall (@DakRandall) September 4, 2024
- Safety Jabrill Peppers wore a guardian cap adorning a Patriots logo. The NFL now allows players to wear guardian caps during regular-season games; it’s unclear whether Peppers plans to do so.
Jabrill Peppers wore a guardian cap with a Patriots logo during today's practice.
The NFL now allows players to wear guardian caps during regular season games. Unclear whether Peppers plans to do so. pic.twitter.com/NkbtjRFCRN
— Dakota Randall (@DakRandall) September 4, 2024
- Defensive tackle Christian Barmore was hanging out in the Patriots locker room shortly before practice. The star DT hasn’t been around much since his blood clot diagnosis, which will sideline him for at least the first four games of the season.
- Here are additional highlights from Wednesday’s practice and locker room availability. The Patriots will be back on the field Thursday and Friday before traveling to Cincinnati on Saturday.
Patriots receivers running through drills early in today's practice pic.twitter.com/QJeSQwSjnz
— Dakota Randall (@DakRandall) September 4, 2024
“He has the skillset to be a premier corner in this league. I’m excited to see his continued growth” — Jerod Mayo, on CB Christian Gonzalez pic.twitter.com/o2HFlcDCju
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 4, 2024
#MayeWatch pic.twitter.com/rIVXRXSH5g
— Mike Kadlick (@mikekadlick) September 4, 2024
"No one's counting on us."
"We get to kind of spoil everyone's hopes and dreams as the year goes on."
Patriots corner Jonathan Jones on New England's mentality entering the season.@ABC6 #NEPats #NEvsCIN pic.twitter.com/WbPhc6uewg
— Ian Steele (@RealianSteele6) September 4, 2024
Asked Rhamondre Stevenson about the run-first mentality Jerod Mayo says the Patriots offense will have.
"We love it."@ABC6 #NEPats #NEvsCIN pic.twitter.com/MT0i9aWtLC
— Ian Steele (@RealianSteele6) September 4, 2024
Ja'Whaun Bentley says he's excited to talk some junk with Trent Brown on the field this week.
"Most of it ain't PC enough for me to say with all the cameras around."@ABC6 #NEPats #NEvsCIN pic.twitter.com/rtPPZ9AQe2
— Ian Steele (@RealianSteele6) September 4, 2024
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