After participating during the early portion of Patriots practice that was open to reporters on Thursday, cornerback Christian Gonzalez then departed the main practice field.

The cornerback, who missed the first three games of the season with a hamstring injury, was later designated as limited on New England’s Thursday injury report due to his hamstring.

Speaking with reporters Thursday afternoon, cornerbacks coach Justin Hamilton explained Gonzalez’s departure.

“He’s on a plan with [Vrabel] and [director of sports performance Frank Piraino] with [head athletic trainer Jim Whalen] in the training room, and it’s kind of a warm-up to the early portion of practice, just to do more,” Hamilton explained. “Because some of the stuff is special teams or things where it’s like jog-through walk-t

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