With training camp little more than three weeks away, several Patriots players have returned to their hometowns to put on football clinics and events for children.

Last weekend, Bryan, TX native Ty Warren held a two-day Life, Skills and Drills camp at his former high school for 150 youngsters. They got some football instruction but also life lessons from Warren, who overcame his own difficult background and is now a core member of the New England defense.

James Sanders, who grew up near Fresno, Calif., helped out a smaller group: he and former Monache High teammate Adam Lake, now a personal trainer, held a two-day training camp for three young athletes.