Mark your calendars, New England Patriots fans.
The Patriots on Thursday announced the times for the first week of training camp practices, which will be open to the public.
Open practice will be held on the fields behind Gillette Stadium from 9:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. ET each day from Thursday, July 28 to Sunday, July 31.
The team also will hold a ceremony on Monday, Aug. 1 to induct former running back Kevin Faulk into the Patriots Hall of Fame. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. ET outside The Hall at Patriot Place and will be followed by an in-stadium practice open only to Patriots season ticket holders and Foxboro, Mass., residents.
New England will open its preseason schedule Aug. 11 against the New Orleans Saints at Gillette Stadium.
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