The Patriots will begin the season with one of their best players on the bench.

“It’s hard to miss out on Christian Gonzalez, I mean, he’s a lockdown defender,” said a Patriots fan.

“I mean, he hasn’t trained since July 24, so that’s to be expected, but we’ll be fine. We’ve got some good young corners.”

“I think defense is going to be one of our strong points this year, so obviously Gonzo when he’s back will be great, but we’ll be fine for the time being,” said another Patriots fan.

As the Mike Vrabel era is set to begin, he announced Friday the team’s first round pick this year, offensive tackle Will Campbell, is also questionable with an ankle injury.

“It’s disappointing not to see Gonzalez there I hope we see Campbell out there too. I think we really need him there, so,” Braeden Ki

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