Whether rookie wide receiver/return man Brandon Tate's knee will be healthy enough for him to play for the Patriots this year is a mystery, but it had to be considered a good sign that Tate was on the field, wearing No. 19, yesterday for the first day of the team's rookie minicamp. (Full article: 754 words)

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