Wilfork stays away

Defensive end Richard Seymour, 29, is in the final year of the four-year, $30 million deal he signed in 2006 and is scheduled to carry a $9.79 million cap charge this season. He's coming off a season in which he tied his career high with eight sacks. Would he like to work something out to remain a Patriot? "Absolutely," Seymour said. "It has to be mutual and it takes two to tango. So we'll let that situation play itself out. The only thing I can do is control what I can control."

Yesterday provided a second look at the recovering Tom Brady, and No. 12 looked more like a franchise quarterback than he had last Thursday, when he described himself as rusty. Brady was still wearing a brace on his left knee, noticeable under his sweatpants, but his movements were crisper and more decisive and his passes were more accurate. In seven-on-seven drills, Brady completed 11 of 13 passes. In a red zone seven-on-seven drill, he hit Randy Moss with a pass in the end zone that was thrown while running toward the line of scrimmage. Brady did have an underthrown ball that was intercepted by rookie Darius Butler, but generally his passes were on the mark . . . Including Wilfork, 13 players were missing from yesterday's sessions, all of whom were also absent last Thursday: Wilfork, defensive ends Ty Warren and Jarvis Green, linebacker Jerod Mayo, safety Brandon Meriweather, running back Sammy Morris, offensive lineman Mark LeVoir, safety Ray Ventrone, cornerback Mike Richardson, and wide receivers Shun White and Tyree Barnes, plus rookies Tyrone McKenzie, who is out for the season with a torn ACL, and Brandon Tate, who is recovering from a torn ACL . . . Joey Galloway joined Wes Welker during punt-return drills.