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October 25, 2007

Thursday at Gillette: Watching & worrying

Hey all --

It was a pretty quiet day here at Gillette Stadium, as New England continues its preparations for Sunday's game against the Redskins.

In the locker room, Junior Seau spoke about his constant concern for his family back home in San Diego. Seau owns several homes in the area, at least one of which has been consumed by the wildfires burning in southern California.

"I'm on it every minute of the day," the veteran said. "My mom and dad are there, my kids are there.... it's just sad."

Seau flew home from Miami on Sunday to help his parents move from their home to his beach house; his sports bar, Seau's, in Mission Valley not far from Qualcomm Stadium, is being used as a shelter.

Bill Belichick was asked about Seau's use as a fullback in some of the Pats' goal-line packages this season, and said it's something the two talked about at the 1998 Pro Bowl, when Belichick was there as a member of the Jets' coaching staff and Seau was with the Chargers.

Seau didn't get used as a fullback in Hawaii, but he did line up at tight end. In the locker room, he said there was one play when he was wide open and John Elway didn't get him the ball.

As for Richard Seymour, having him on the practice field for the first time yesterday "was a start," Belichick said. "It's good to have everybody on the field that we can."

Practice is outside again today; we'll post an update around 1 p.m.

shalise

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