Live Coverage: Day 2 of Patriots minicamp

FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots are back on the field for Day 2 of mandatory minicamp. Keep it here all morning for updates.


11:47 a.m.: Looks like all the regulars are present and accounted for, including Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman, Dont'a Hightower, Devin and Jason McCourty and Stephon Gilmore. On the lower field, the group includes Cyrus Jones, Jonathan Jones, Marcus Cannon, Braxton Berrios and Nate Ebner. Kenny Britt among the missing after going down on Tuesday.

11:59 a.m.: Refs are in attendance for today's workout.



12:02 p.m.: The day is coming together pretty much the same way it did on Tuesday -- Brady is taking the majority of the reps with what looks to be the No. 1 offense, while Brian Hoyer and Danny Etling are working in relief.

12:08 p.m.: Lots of work out of the gate for Brown at left tackle, with Wynn next to him, Andrews at center, with Mason at right guard and Waddle at right tackle. As Greg always says, take it all with a grain of salt at this time of year for a few reasons, not the least of which is the fact that Thuney remains on the shelf with a foot.

12:12 p.m.: Iowa coaching staff is back again for another day. And Chad O'Shea's father -- a longtime trainer in the college and pro ranks -- is also in attendance this afternoon.

12:14 p.m.: Say this about Cordarrelle Patterson -- he appears to be the leader in the clubhouse when it comes to working as a kick returner. Not exactly breaking news considering his background, but he's proving his special teams worth pretty early. (He also appears to be getting a little more comfortable within the offense.) Sony Michel and Riley McCarron also getting some work as a kick returner, which will certainly help the latters' chances at the back end of the WR depth chart.

12:14 p.m.: And Patterson just bobbled one, but he picked it up on the fly and managed to recover nicely.

12:17 p.m.: Bret Bielema is looking more and more like another special teams voice. It's early, but from what we've seen so far, he's going to have more of an influence when it comes to on-field work than Greg Schiano. But we'll see how it all comes together.

12:30 p.m.: Corey Bojorquez has a really big leg. No idea how he is when it comes to directional punting, but he's booming it all over the field.

12:35 p.m.: There was just some 7-on-7 work, and Stephon Gilmore had a terrific PBU on a Brady pass. The quarterback ended up going 2-for-3 on the sequence, with one pass to Gronkowski that resulted in an impressive fingertip catch just inches off the ground. The tight end then jumped up and signaled first down.

12:39 p.m.: Brady goes 2-for-5 in the first 11 on 11 work of the day with full music. (AC/DC) The highlight of that sequence was when Trey Flowers tipped a pass and almost came away with the pick.

12:40 p.m.: Defense ahead of the offense today. Jordan Richards just picked off Hoyer, who was 3-for-4.

12:44 p.m.: Brady went 2-for-3 with a nice TD pass to Gronkowski. ("Crazy Train") The tight end flung the ball into the stands after the score.

12:47 p.m.: Ryan Izzo was just upbraided for losing a ball to Deatrich Wise in a ball-security drill.

12:51 p.m.: More kick return work. It would make sense, given the changes in the rule. McCarron, Patterson, Berrios, White, Chung and Michel all getting work at kick return this round. When he gets in the open field, Patterson has really impressive speed. Something to see in person.

1:02 p.m.: The defense is really ahead of the offense today. In the latest round of 11-on-11s, some nice PBU's from Ryan Lewis (on a Hoyer pass for Dorsett), Patrick Chung and Duron Hamon (on a Brady pass for Allen).

1:12 p.m.: Looks like things are starting to wrap up. Media availability to come. The offense appeared to bounce back to end the day, with the highlight coming on a Brady floater to Edelman in the end zone, a play where Gilmore was arguing No. 11 was out of bounds.