Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski back at practice for Patriots

Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski were both back on the practice field Thursday as the Patriots continued preparations for Sunday’s game against the Dolphins.


The quarterback missed Wednesday’s practice with what the team described as an Achilles issue. And Gronkowski was sidelined with what the team called an illness on Wednesday. In all, they were was two of seven players who were limited at Thursday’s practice.

On the other side, after he was limited on Wednesday, tight end Martellus Bennett missed Thursday's workout.

Here’s the complete report:

Did Not Practice
C David Andrews (illness)
TE Martellus Bennett (shoulder/hamstring)
OT Marcus Cannon (ankle)
WR Chris Hogan (shoulder)

Limited Participation
WR Danny Amendola (knee)
QB Tom Brady (Achilles)
DT Malcom Brown (ankle)
S Patrick Chung (ankle)
TE Rob Gronkowski (illness)
CB Eric Rowe (groin)
WR Matthew Slater (hamstring)