Patriots 2025 training camp: Tuesday schedule, players to watch, injuries, more

The New England Patriots introduced full pads to their training camp mix on Monday. Despite the accompanying uptick in physicality, they will be back on the practice fields on Tuesday for what will be their second straight day of practice and sixth overall.

Here is everything else you need to know about the session.

Schedule

The Patriots’ sixth training camp session will again take place on the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium. As are most other sessions, it is open to the general public at no cost.

9:15 a.m. ET: Gates open

10:15 a.m. ET: Practice

ca. 12 p.m. ET: Player availability (Joshua Dobbs, Cole Strange, Khyiris Tonga, Harold Landry III, Alex Austin, Craig Woodson)

As always, the schedule is tentative and subject to change. For more information, please visit our Pats Pulpit Training Camp Guide.

Story of the day

The biggest story coming out of Monday is the apparent leg injury suffered by star cornerback Christian Gonzalez. The second-team All-Pro was unable to finish the session after coming up limping following an 11-on-11 drill. His presence or absence on Tuesday will give us further indication about the severity of the issue.

Even if the third-year man is back, however, the depth at cornerback might continue to get tested. Free agency pickup and fellow starter Carlton Davis missed Monday’s practice entirely, leading to the team relying on backups Alex Austin and Marcellas Dial Jr. to play elevated roles at the cornerback position. The two youngsters might also get actively involved on Tuesday.

Injuries to monitor

PUP: WR Mack Hollins, TE Austin Hooper, OT Vederian Lowe

DNP: LB Jahlani Tavai, CB Carlton Davis III

Limited: DL Christian Barmore

Injured: CB Christian Gonzalez, WR Demeer Blankumsee

The Patriots saw two players return to practice on Monday: wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk and safety Josh Minkins, the latter of whom getting activated off the non-football injury list, were back on the field. Of course, the injury suffered by the aforementioned Christian Gonzalez overshadowed those returns.

Other injury situations to monitor are Jahlani Tavai and Carlton Davis not participating in Monday’s sessions, Christian Barmore remaining limited, and rookie wideout Demeer Blankumsee also getting shaken up.

Players to watch

WR Kyle Williams: The third-round rookie has been relatively quiet since an active first day of camp last Wednesday. That said, he still currently looks like the No. 4 at the position and regularly enters the field behind top outside option Kayshon Boutte. With the Patriots potentially integrating more passing into the mix again Tuesday, his involvement and opportunities might increase again.

OT Will Campbell and OL Jared Wilson: Training camp is all about stringing days together, and the Patriots’ first-round rookie will have to find that out on Tuesday. Campbell looked solid in his first ever day in full pads against NFL competition, but he will need to build consistency in order to be best prepared for what awaits in the regular season. That is also true for fellow rookie lineman Jared Wilson, of course, who remains a backup at this point but continues seeing regular top-level reps.

CB Alex Austin: Given the uncertainty at cornerback at the moment, the Patriots’ third outside option might again play a prominent role. Austin has looked solid in extended action, and Tuesday might be more of the same for him.

S Marte Mapu: Mapu had an interesting day on Monday. While he was burned by TreVeyon Henderson at one point in 1-on-1s — he stood no chance against his opponent’s speed — he also was worked into a valuable role in the kicking game: the third-year man served as the personal punt protector at one point, a role previously held by Jaylinn Hawkins. A sign of things to come and potential way onto the team for Mapu?

Pats Pulpit will have you covered throughout the day, so please make sure to regularly check back to patspulpit.com for all the latest news from camp. Credentialed Patriots beat writers Brian Hines (@iambrianhines) and Taylor Kyles (@tkyles39) will also bring you live updates on social media.

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