FOXBOROUGH — Keion White was back at practice on a muggy Thursday afternoon at Gillette Stadium.

The Patriots edge rusher missed all of last week — including Sunday’s win over the Dolphins — with an illness. He watched Wednesday’s practice in street clothes, and Thursday was back in uniform on the field.

In White’s absence, Anfernee Jennings was activated against Miami and played well, so it’ll be fascinating to see how Mike Vrabel handles the game-day roster this week with Pittsburgh coming to town.

The Patriots had perfect attendance on Thursday, which means standout cornerback Christian Gonzalez practiced for the second day in a row. Before returning Wednesday, Gonzalez had been out since late July with a hamstring injury.

“It’s been very challenging to be out for so long. But I

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