FOXBOROUGH, Ma s. -- The were back on the practice field Tuesday continuing their OTA se sions. Before players hit the field, Bill Belichick told reporters that this practice would come at a slower tempo after "a big day" on Monday. While things certainly weren't moving at full speed from wire to wire, some periods of the se sion saw the pace pick up a bit.Below we'll cover some of the highlights from the first OTA se sion open to the media this week, which includes a rookie diving headfirst into his new role and even a fight that broke out between some notable stars. Let's start it Roy Oswalt Jersey off with the skirmish. Things got heated midway through Tuesday's practice during 11-on-11 drills as 2022 first-round pick and starting left guard got into it with linebacker , which created a bit of a scrum with players pushing and shoving one another while coaches aimed Evan Gattis Jersey to separate everyone. As things started to ramp up, defensive tackle came over the top and threw a punch toward Strange. Center was also in the scrum separating players. While Barmore and Strange weren't sent to the locker room, neither player returned to practice and watched from the sideline.The top of the rotation players at wide receiver were nonfactors on Tuesday. , , and did not participate in the se sion and were unaccounted for. Meanwhile, was spotted but wasn't partaking in much, if any, of the drills. That opened the door for some of the bottom J.R. Richard Jersey -of-the-roster receivers to get some work in with and the other quarterbacks, which included extra throws after practice. Additionally, kicker , edge rusher Matthew Judon, offensive tackle and defensive lineman were among the notable players absent from Tuesday's practice. NE CB #50 First-round pick Christian Gonzalez saw a heavy workload in New England's secondary. He was working almost primarily on the outside opposite of while was in the slot. While Gonzalez was in on several reps, it's hard to grade his actual performance with New England mi sing e sentially all of its top receivers for the day and wasn't truly tested. That said, the fact that he was out there working alongside last year's starters and above the likes Jose Altuve Jersey of shows that he has the potential to be a plug-and-play starter on Day 1. NE TE #88 TAR52REC32REC YDs362REC TD5FL0 With the wide receivers sidelined, it was a busy day for the tight ends, including Mike Gesicki who signed with the team this offseason. At one point during the practice when most of the roster was working on special teams, he was off to the side alongside fellow tight end and running back catching pa ses from the quarterbacks. NE QB #10 CMP%65.2YDs2997TD14INT11YD/Att6.78 While this was a slower-paced practice, the 11-on-11 period did allow for things to pick up a bit. Mac Jones was moving smoothly as New England worked through the progre sion to get players lined up quickly to snap the ball off. With the top receivers sidelined, however, there were a few speed bumps getting to Carlos Beltran Jersey the line from those more inexperienced pa s catchers as they stepped up into the more prominent roles within the offense. Regardle s, Jones does appear to be much more comfortable within New England's offense under new OC Bill O'Brien.
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