The New England Patriots practiced with an active roster of 52 on Wednesday.
Starting cornerback Christian Gonzalez remained the lone absence as work on the Las Vegas Raiders continued. The reigning All-Pro has not practiced since a hamstring injury arose during the first padded session of training camp in July. With the calendar now turned to September, his availability for the season opener is in doubt.
Here’s the initial injury report leading up to Sunday’s 1 p.m. ET kickoff at Gillette Stadium.
DID NOT PARTICIPATE
Patriots • CB Christian Gonzalez (hamstring)
Raiders • No players listed
No member of the 2024 Patriots defense played more snaps than Gonzalez’s 978. Only one start was missed by the former No. 17 overall pick. “He’s continuing to work and he’ll do some stuff on th