FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez is back on the practice field. Whether he's on track to make his season debut Sunday when New England hosts Pittsburgh isn't as clear.

On Wednesday, Gonzalez practiced for the first time since suffering a hamstring injury during the Patriots' first padded practice of training camp on July 28. He's missed the team's first two games of the season.

“It's been challenging to be out for so long, but I'm focused on here now so not really too worried about the injury and I really don't answer no questions on that,” Gonzalez said. “It's been hard. It's been tough. But it's part of football. Everything in football is tough. It's going to test you physically. It's going to test you mentally. It's just part of it.”

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