New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez returned to the practice field Wednesday for the first time in nearly two months. While the 23-year-old is usually all smiles anyways, Gonzalez's smirk was a little bit bigger than usual before the session in Foxboro.

"I'm excited to be back out there. I love football; this is what I do," Gonzalez told reporters inside the Patriots' locker room. "It's been very challenging to be out for so long. But I'm focused on here now, so not too worried about the injury."

Gonzalez was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday's practice report. He was one of nine players to be limited, along with defensive tackle Christian Barmore (non-injury related), linebacker K'Lavon Chaisson (hamstring), corner Carlton Davis (Achilles), linebacker Ha

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