Some observations from the evening session:

* Players were again in full pads.

* Tom Brady seemed to throw the ball a bit more than he did in the morning. Earlier in the day, Brady addressed his lack of throws: "For me, I don't think it is important to throw twice a day. I want to make sure the reps I take are good reps. Two practices today is good for arm soreness. Some guys do it but for me over the long term it would be beneficial to pace it."

* Newly signed offensive tackle Anthony Clement spoke with offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia on a few occasions, asking questions about the specifics of the New England scheme. At one point, Clement got beat and got a dressing-down from the longtime coach.

* Scott Pioli looks svelte. Richard Seymour mentioned the personnel boss' weight loss, and when Pioli was on the field in the evening, it was clear that he's dropped several pounds.

* Jerod Mayo left the field during 11-on-11 work after pulling up in coverage on Heath Evans. Mayo went to the sideline and it appeared the training staff was tending to a lower leg cramp.

* Music is almost always played while the players stretch, but today's choices were a bit strange: in the morning it was Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba" while the afternoon was a medley of children's songs starting with "The Wheels on the Bus."