When Troy Brown missed practice on the first day of training camp, fellow teammate Tom Brady called him ``country club.’’

So what did Brown have to say when the quarterback was not in attendance at yesterday’s practice?: ``I told you, his golf swing is better than mine. You know who spends the most time in the country club. He deserved it. He’s been working hard the last couple days, so he deserved a day off.’’

Tedy Bruschi also was not at practice.

Deion Branch was still missing in action.