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26 players not dressed for Patriots tonight

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By Zuri Berry, Boston.com Staff

FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots will go without many of their stars for tonight's preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Altogether 26 players have not dressed for the game including quarterback Tom Brady, LB Jerod Mayo, WR Wes Welker, and TE Aaron Hernandez.

Here are the other players that are not dressed: WR Jabar Gaffney, CB Kyle Arrington, DB Tavon Wilson, DB Devin McCourty, DB Alfonzo Dennard, S James Ihedigbo, FB Spencer Larsen, LB Tracy White, OL Markus Zusevics, G Logan Mankins, T Sebastian Vollmer, TE Visanthe Shiancoe, WR Brandon Lloyd, TE Daniel Fells, TE Jake Ballard, DL Myron Pryor, DL Gerard Warren, DE Jonathan Fanene, and RB Jeff Demps.

Rob Gronkowski, who reportedly was not going to play, was dressed and practicing on the field. Deion Branch, who had been held out of the first preseason game, was also dressed and practicing prior to kickoff.