FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots will practice at 1:45 p.m. ET on Thursday, marking their eighth practice since camp began July 30.
Weather check: Temperatures are expected to be in the high 70s/low 80s at the start of Thursday's practice. It should be clear.
Dress code: After practicing Wednesday night in shorts and light shoulder pads, the expectation is that players are back in full pads Thursday. The team has had four full-pads practices and three with shorts/light shoulder pads.
Recapping Wednesday's developments: Light work for both quarterback Tom Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski, as they hardly practiced. At quarterback, that left the majority of reps for Jimmy Garoppolo, which was the top storyline of the night. ... An announced crowd of 23,497 showed up for practice inside Gillette Stadium for the annual season-ticket-holder session, and players felt the energy. ... Defensive end Jabaal Sheard, in his first year with the club, said it feels like he's been a Patriot forever. ... Bill Belichick explained that there was a lot of work in the kicking game, as the team worked from daylight to night, just as it will have to do during preseason games. ... Brady's personal emails, which were disclosed as part of a court filing in New York, included one in which he compared himself to Peyton Manning and talked about hoping to play seven or eight more years compared to Manning's two. ... Rookie tight end AJ Derby cleared waivers and reverted to injured reserve.
Willie McGinest's Patriots Hall of Fame induction: McGinest soaked in the day and seemed most appreciative of everything unfolding around him. Some highlights from his induction, along with the late Houston Antwine. ... A photo slideshow from the team's official website. ... A one-on-one interview with former Patriots defensive end Chris Slade (1993-2000), who played opposite McGinest and was back in town for the induction.
Deflategate links: Yahoo! Sports columnist Dan Wetzel writes a piece with the headline, "Roger Goodell's manipulation of Tom Brady's testimony leaves NFL on slippery slope" and details how Goodell's 20-page opinion contradicts what Brady actually said in some areas. ... In the Washington Post, Dan Steinberg strikes a similar tone with a piece titled, "Roger Goodell misled me on Tom Brady. I won't trust him again."
Players on physically unable to perform list: DT Chris Jones, LB Dane Fletcher, LB Chris White, WR Brandon LaFell, WR Matthew Slater, G Ryan Wendell
Players on non-football injury list: DT Alan Branch, G Caylin Hauptmann, QB Matt Flynn
Players in red non-contact jerseys (not cleared for full contact): LB Dont'a Hightower
Players not spotted at most recent practice: OT Marcus Cannon, WR Julian Edelman, LB Darius Fleming, RB Tyler Gaffney, RB Dion Lewis, WR Brian Tyms, DL Joe Vellano