Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez did not practice again on Wednesday, making it highly unlikely he'll suit up Sunday when New England kicks off its 2025 season against the Las Vegas Raiders at Gillette Stadium.

It's been five weeks since Gonzalez exited the team's first padded practice with a hamstring injury, and the All-Pro hasn't practiced since. He was the lone DNP on New England's first injury report of the 2025 season, which was released Wednesday evening.

Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel knew Gonzalez wasn't going to practice when he met with reporters Wednesday afternoon, but he wasn't ready to rule out his star corner against the Raiders.

"He is continuing to work and he'll do some stuff on the side. I'm not going to rule anyone out," said Vrabel. "We'll continue to work a

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