The Patriots suffered their first major injury of the summer this week, with second-year cornerback Marcellas Dial Jr. suffering a torn ACL.

ESPN's Mike Reiss reported the news on Tuesday afternoon, one day after Dial had been carted off the practice field in Foxboro.

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Dial had been getting plenty of run this summer, with Christian Gonzalez suffering a minor hamstring injury and free-agent signee Carlton Davis III making sporadic appearances since the start of camp. Those absences allowed for plenty of playing opportunity for a group that included Dial, Alex Austin, and Marcus Jones.

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