Week 1 of the NFL season is here, but it doesn't sound like the Patriots will have star cornerback Christian Gonzalez when they kick things off Sunday afternoon against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Gonzalez hasn't practice since he suffered a hamstring injury in the team's first padded practice of training camp back on July 28 . He wasn't out there Monday when the team held its first practice of Week 1, putting his status for Week 1 in serious jeopardy.

"I wouldn't anticipate him out here today," head coach Mike Vrabel told reporters ahead of Monday's practice. "Hopefully that improves. He's working hard and trying to improve. He wants to be out there."

Vrabel said there is a sense of frustration with the injury, but later clarified it's not the coaching staff being frustrated with the pl

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