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NASHVILLE Dont’a Hightower Jersey 2019 , Tenn. (AP) — The Patriots‘ rookies surprised Titans coach Mike Vrabel at the start of their joint practice by serenading him for his 44th birthday.Vrabel knows who likely instigated the singing.“That was something that was unexpected but very appreciated,” Vrabel said Wednesday. “It was a good idea by whoever came up with it. Probably Tom or Bill.”That would be either former teammate Tom Brady or Bill Belichick, the coach Vrabel won three Super Bowl rings with as a linebacker during his 14-year career. Now Vrabel is in his second season as head coach with the Tennessee Titans hosting Belichick and the Patriots for two days of practices before Saturday night’s preseason game.This session featured lots of trash talking and felt much more like a family reunion than an NFL training camp with all the ties between these franchises.Vrabel started the talk as soon as Brady came onto the field, yelling at the three-time NFL MVP for walking and not jogging onto the field. Brady told Vrabel to pay attention to his own work in just the start of the barking between teams with lots of ties and former players now on the other roster.The Titans coach stayed close to his defense working against Brady, all the better for the two to chirp at each other.“It brought back a lot of memories just to be able to sit out there and they make a play and he turns around and says, ‘Mikey you better cover that, you guys need to do this.’ I’m sure I had plenty to say too,” Vrabel said. “It was a lot of fun. We have a lot of respect for those guys. We can learn a lot from the way they practice and how they operate.”Cornerbacks Logan Ryan and Malcolm Butler and running back Dion Lewis all won Super Bowl rings with the Patriots before signing with Tennessee as free agents. Patriots cornerback Jason McCourty never played in the postseason through eight years with the Titans before finally joining his twin brother, Devin, in the New England secondary last season.Ryan jumped up trying to knock down a Brady pass from his old teammate only to get knocked down by Patriots right tackle Marcus Cannon.“It’s all good,” Ryan said. “We’re competing. Tom said that he’ll know every time I’m blitzing because he knows my mannerisms. I think I tricked him on one.”Brady got the better of a Titans’ defense Wednesday that was sixth against the pass and third in fewest points allowed. Ryan said Brady dominates in a practice setting where defenders can’t use all their tricks.“When you’re on top White Donald Trump Jerseys , he’s going to throw it low,” Ryan said. “You’re in front, he’s going to throw it behind. I mean if you can’t get pressure on him and sack him like we can’t do in practice, he’s going to be pretty accurate. But we just want to be on body and we want to be close and challenge those receivers.”The Titans made clear they want their version of the Patriot Way when general manager Jon Robinson, who got his NFL start with the Patriots, hired Vrabel as their new coach in January 2018.Vrabel and the Titans routed Belichick and the Patriots 34-10 last November. But the Patriots finished the season with their sixth Super Bowl title while Tennessee just missed the playoffs losing the regular season finale. Belichick said Vrabel’s been a friend for a long time and did a great job in that game last season.“We really got handled down here,” Belichick said. “He’s got an excellent staff, and I’m sure that he’s teaching these guys a lot of football. He was really smart player, a very fundamental player, so I’m sure that you can see those strengths in the way he coaches his team.”NOTES: Titans WR Adam Humphries went to the locker room during practice, while Patriots OL Dan Skipper was taken to a tent on a cart for treatment in the heat. … Titans RB Derrick Henry (left calf) caught some passes from Robinson before working in a sand pit. He has not practiced since the opening day of camp. The second-year back was absent for the final portion of offseason work." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhitePats Pulpita New England Patriots communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpPatriots NewsOpinion and AnalysisContribute!About the SiteTopicsPatriotsOddsShopStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhitePatriots News Opinion and Analysis Contribute! FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementFiled under:Patriots NewsPatriots Offseason CoverageInjury update: Sony Michel reportedly missed Patriots’ OTAs due to knee scope Donald Trump Jerseys 2019 , expected ready for training campNew,21commentsThe second-year back was absent for the final portion of offseason work.EDTShareTweetShareShareInjury update: Sony Michel reportedly missed Patriots’ OTAs due to knee scope, expected ready for training campChristopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY SportsWhen reporters were allowed to watch the New England Patriots practice for the first time this offseason, one of the players not spotted during the voluntary session on May 23 was running back Sony Michel. The second-year man was also not on the field for the three mandatory minicamp workouts that took place one week later. Now, we know why he was absent during the four practices open to the media: his knee.According to a report by The Athletic’s Jeff Howe, Michel recently underwent a knee arthroscopy and missed the final portion of the Patriots’ offseason workouts because of it — the only time he was spotted was during the team’s Super Bowl celebration that took place last Thursday. Due to the comparatively minor nature of the procedure, the 24-year-old is expected to be ready when New England opens its training camp in late July.This is not the first time Michel’s knee forced him to miss time. Early during last year’s training camp, his first since entering the NFL as a first-round draft pick by the Patriots, he hurt his knee and was forced to miss the entire preseason as well as opening week because of it. In week seven of the regular season, Michel suffered another injury to the same knee and had to sit out New England’s next two contests.He did eventually return, however White Stephen Gostkowski Jerseys , and quickly reestablished himself as a key cog in the Patriots’ offensive machinery: after New England’s week eleven bye and through the playoffs, the rookie carried the football 174 times for a combined 814 yards and 8 touchdowns. With Michel expected to play a major role in the Patriots’ attack again in 2019, the team will have to hope that he can bounce back equally strong from the latest issue with his knee.Until such a return happens, the club will likely turn to 2019’s third-round draft pick Damien Harris to carry the load: the rookie, who was drafted 87th overall by New England this April, saw considerable practice reps with Michel absent. He could very well take on a bigger role in case the top option misses some time during training camp and the preseason, or if the Patriots want to manage Michel’s workload early during the regular season.