Christian Gonzalez’s hamstring injury might put him back on the shelf in New Orleans this weekend.

The Patriots cornerback is listed as questionable after being limited in practice on Thursday. Mike Vrabel wouldn’t discuss whether Gonzalez had suffered a setback with the hamstring issue that sidelined him from late July until Week 4, but the defensive back didn’t have an injury designation in Buffalo last weekend.

“We’ll continue to monitor him and see where that goes,” Vrabel said. “Try to make a decision at 10:30 central time, 90 minutes before the game. So that’s where we’re at. We’ll have to have a plan if he doesn’t go, and we’ll have a plan if he does go.”

Following Thursday’s practice, Patriots cornerbacks coach Justin Hamilton tried to downplay Gonzalez’s limited participat

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