FOXBOROUGH – Harold Landry III is on PUP, but there were still two former BC Eagles on the field when the Patriots opened training camp on Saturday. Wearing numbers 45 and 80 respectively, Quintayvious Hutchins and Jeremiah Franklin were out in front of the huge crowd getting their first taste of real NFL camp life. Prior to practice, I asked Mike Vrabel what he’s hoping to see from both guys…

FOXBOROUGH – Was the performance on the field (particularly from the offense) great on Saturday? No, but it was hard for Patriots fans to come away from the first training camp practice disappointed. In fact, as far as first days in July go – on and off the field – Saturday was about as good as it can get if you’re a fan. Off the field, the team finally came…

Image courtesy of AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki We’ve all heard and seen the stats. Losing the Super Bowl means you probably suck the next season. It is what it is. However, if you listen to the fire in Robert Spillane’s voice during his time with the media on Friday – the team reported and went through conditioning tests ahead of the first practice on Saturday – it’s almost unfathomable to think…

Roughly 24 hours before training camp, all seems well between the Patriots and Christian Gonzalez. Could that change when the team hits the field on Saturday morning? Sure, but it seems unlikely as of now. During his press conference on Friday morning after players reported and went through their standard running tests, Vrabel was obviously asked about Gonzalez and assured everyone he was there and should be involved when things…

Image courtesy of BC Athletics Another former BC Eagle will be donning a Patriots helmet when the defending AFC Champs take the field on Saturday. Tight end Jeremiah Franklin officially signed a deal with the team on Friday after having a tryout on Thursday afternoon. Franklin was also in Foxborough during rookie minicamp a few days after the NFL Draft and had several conversations with the staff during the BC…

The Patriots don’t officially hit the field for training camp until Saturday morning, but Friday was still a newsworthy day at Gillette. Mike Vrabel held his first press conference prior to the start of camp as players reported officially and went through conditioning tests. Here’s a few noteworthy nuggets that came out of Day 1: –DeAndre Hopkins is coaching with the organization. Seriously.  Vrabel said that Hopkins had given him…