NOTEWORTHY

Stretch run: Moses Cabrera, who was promoted to strength and conditioning coach after Harold Nash's firing, made an alteration to the stretching line at the start of practice. Instead of all 90 players lining up alongside each other and moving from sideline to sideline, the offense lined up on one side of the field and the defense lined up on the other. They then each marched to the middle of the field before turning around.

In memory: Slater wore Nate Ebner's No. 43 during today's practice. Slater mentioned Wednesday he was trying to get a Team USA rugby jersey with Ebner's name on it, so this must be the next best thing.

Special ops: During a kickoff coverage period, Brady broke off to another field with Gronkowski and Bennett, while Brissett threw passes to Washington, Dobson and Mitchell, and Garoppolo led a walkthrough-type of period with some play-action calls with the offensive and defensive lines.

Winning combo: Brady led off the first 3-on-3 period by hitting Gronk for a touchdown. The crowd, as you could imagine, was happy.

Extra work: Keshawn Martin, Slater and Cyrus Jones worked as kick returners. Star turn: Dobson made an eye-popping, one-handed touchdown catch on a Garoppolo throw to the back of the end zone in 11-on-11s. He also beat Devin McCourty for a leaping touchdown on a Brady throw in 7-on-7s.