The New England Patriots began preparations for the Pittsburgh Steelers with No. 0.

Christian Gonzalez returned to practice as a limited participant on Wednesday. The reigning All-Pro cornerback had missed the first two games of September due to a hamstring injury that lingered since the first padded session of training camp in July.

But defensive end Keion White stayed sidelined in Foxborough to open the week.

Here’s the first injury report ahead of Sunday’s 1 p.m. ET kickoff at Gillette Stadium.

DID NOT PARTICIPATE

Patriots • DE Keion White (illness)

Steelers • LB T.J. Watt (not injury related — rest) • LB Alex Highsmith (ankle) • CB Darius Slay (not injury related — rest) • CB Joey Porter Jr. (hamstring) • S DeShon Elliott (knee)

White was on hand, albeit as a non-par

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