FOXBOROUGH – It’s been tough to watch how far Kyle Dugger has fallen on the Patriots ’ depth chart.

The veteran safety has not been part of the Patriots’ starting secondary in weeks and played the entire second half last weekend in Minnesota. In Monday’s practice , Dugger was playing with the scout-team defense while the starters were on the other field with the scout team offense.

It was quite the contrast to see Dugger in a secondary featuring Brenden Schooler at safety and Brandon Crossly and Tre Avery at cornerback. Before practice, Eliot Wolf said he still sees a role for Dugger in New England.

“Yeah, I think there’s still a role,” Wolf said. “It’s about trying to find the right combination and earn a role. The safety position is a lot based on communication, and so, getting

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