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January 28, 2008

Patriots' practice report: Brady and the tape / Photo

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With his right ankle taped to just under his calf, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady runs a drill at the start of football practice at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz., today.

During his press conference, Bill Belichick said it was nice for him and his team to practice in the warm weather today at Arizona State University, where the Patriots are using the facilities this week.

"It's good to be out in the warm sunshine in Arizona. It was good to get out on the field and review some of the things we worked on in Foxboro last week and also ingest a couple new things in situations," Belichick said.

As mentioned earlier, Tom Brady was at practice. At the Super Bowl, only one pool reporter attends practice, and Dan Pompei filed this report on New England's session:

"Tom Brady's injured right ankle did not prevent him from practicing at Sun Devil Stadium Monday afternoon.

Brady had his ankle taped but he participated in all phases of practice, including jogging the length of the field twice at the end of drills. Brady appeared to have a slight limp.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick did not want to talk about Brady other than to say, "Everybody practiced. The injury report will be out Wednesday."

The Patriots had ideal conditions to work in -- bright sunshine and a pleasant breeze. The footing on the stadium's grass was firm despite recent rain. "Practice was fine," Belichick said of the session, which lasted an hour and 40 minutes. "There are always things to work on and clean up."

After having the Patriots practice in full pads last week, Belichick called for shorts and shells Monday. "We just wanted to get a good crisp practice and work on our timing. We had a lot of contact last week," he said."

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Posted by: Kurt from Melbourne at January 28, 2008 7:37 PM