The Patriots’ receiver room has 12 players with six or seven spots available on the 53-man roster. Diggs, Williams, Hollins (if healthy), and DeMario Douglas are considered roster locks. Kayshon Boutte, who’s had a strong summer, is also inching closer to that status as he’s been with the starting offense all offseason.

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"CB Christian Gonzalez has departed practice and has headed to the athletic training shed under his own power after covering WR Stefon Diggs on a crossing route in an early snap of 11-on-11 drills. Appeared to be something related to his leg."

Robert Spillane’s excitement at ‘all-time high’ heading into first season with Patriots: Robert Spillane has seen a lot of training camp football through his career in the NFL. A veteran of seven NFL seasons who is now on his fourth team, the 29-year-old is no stranger to early-camp optimism.

The Patriots will reveal the uniforms — complete with a new custom helmet — on Aug. 28 and wear them in their Week 11 home game against the New York Jets on Thursday, Nov. 13.