During an appearance on WEEI Sports Radio's The Greg Hill Show on Monday morning, New England's head coach Mike Vrabel was asked if Diggs' absence was precautionary. Instead of suggesting it was due to his health, he gave a rather cryptic two-word answer: "Coach's decision," he said after a brief pause.

Patriots top defender Christian Gonzalez will join the team this week for joint practices in Minnesota with the Vikings, but don’t expect him to participate. Gonzalez suffered a hamstring injury late last month during training camp,

Mike Vrabel explained what happened when he dove into a pile of fighting players during the Patriots practice against Washington