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Minicamp look

Email|Link|Comments (0) By Mike Reiss, Globe Staff May 12, 07 11:27 AM

FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots just held a practice during their rookie minicamp (10:15-11:15 a.m.) in the Dana Farber Fieldhouse.

Players were in shorts and shirts (no pads). We'll plan on passing along some more in-depth observations in a bit.

A few things that caught the eye:

Sixth-round pick Corey Hilliard, an offensive lineman from Oklahoma State, had to remove himself from drills due to conditioning.

Quarterback Matt Gutierrez, an undrafted free agent from Idaho State, looks like a nice prospect. He had nice zip on his ball on passes toward the sideline.

Four players were at the minicamp who have not signed contracts: Wide receiver Chris Dunlap (Georgia Tech) and running back Chris Vincent (Oregon) are two rookies in for tryouts, while non-rookies apparently in for tryouts are wide receiver Chris Baker (Rutgers) and safety Denny Poland (Air Force).

Running back Quinton Smith, an undrafted free agent from Rice, was not present.

Linebacker Justin Warren, an undrafted free agent from Texas A&M, spent much of the morning on the exercise bike.

Patriots Hall of Famer John Hannah was present. Naturally, he kept a close eye on the offensive linemen.

Coach Bill Belichick is scheduled to hold a press conference at 11:30 a.m. Then we head to the locker room from noon-12:45 p.m.

We'll plan on posting our next update in the 1 o'clock hour.

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