The New England Patriots were out at practice on Wednesday and another Boston sports star -- Jayson Tatum of the Celtics -- was on hand. Notably, Tatum, roughly three months after suffering an Achilles tear in the NBA playoffs, was seen without a boot and walking rather comfortably.

Tatum suffered a torn right Achilles tendon on May 12 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals vs. the New York Knicks , and quickly underwent surgery to repair the tear. That began what's expected to be a lengthy recovery process, though no official timetable has been communicated by the Celtics.

At the very least, it was encouraging to see Tatum moving around more freely as he observed Patriots training camp.

Tatum is coming off a season in which he averaged 26.8 points, 8.7 rebounds and 6.0

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