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July 31, 2007

Morning wrap

Hey all --

Training camp session number 7 is in the books, and as always there are a few things that stood out to us. Besides the ultra-annoying little flies that were flitting all over the place in the morning humidity, that is.

With Kyle Brady again missing practice and David Thomas still on the PUP, Matt Kranchick is getting more reps -- and not doing a lot with them. At least twice this morning he was chewed out by the coaching staff, the second time for being lined up in the wrong place.

There were some chuckles of surprise during the AFC title game when Heath Evans was being thrown to in the flat, but it's become clear since camp started that seeing him come out of the backfield this season won't be much of a joke. The gregarious fullback has gotten a lot of chances both to carry the ball and to make catches.

The Pats did a lot of work in the running game today, particularly in the red zone.

It looked to us like Ryan O'Callaghan got the majority of snaps at right tackle when the first-team offense was on the field. Of course today, the first-team offense was mostly run by Matt Cassel, as it was a pseudo-day off for Tom Brady.

Rookie defensive lineman Kareem Brown (somewhat surprisingly) spoke with the media, one day after joining the team on the field. A team-imposed suspension kept Brown off the field for the first three days of camp. Smartly, he wouldn't get into specifics on what led to the suspension -- reportedly a violation of team rule -- but he said he should have known better.

Aside from missing the opening five practice sessions, what really got to the fourth-round pick was when team captain and perennial Pro Bowler Richard Seymour said he was disappointed in him.

"Coming from a guy of his status, that took a toll on me as a rookie. He said it's a learning lesson and I've got to move on and it would make me stronger," Brown said.

Brown also mentioned that Ty Warren , in addition to Brown's former Miami teammate/big brother Vince Wilfork, has really taken him under his wing and is constantly giving Brown tips.

shalise

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