Patriots Attendance: Matthew Judon Returns For Day 1 Of Minicamp

FOXBORO, Mass. -- The New England Patriots held their first mandatory minicamp practice at Gillette Stadium on Monday.

Matthew Judon, who did not attend any of the previous organized team activities, was among those back on the field.

"Excited to be out here," Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo said before practice. "Excited to have all the guys in the building."

While Mayo said the Patriots had "full attendance," there were a few missing from the practice field. The absences included a few players known to be recovering from injury.

Here's the full absence list:
LB Sione Takitaki
LB Jahlani Tavai
OLB Josh Uche
OL Jake Andrews
OL Cole Strange
WR Kendrick Bourne

Davon Godchaux appeared to be limited, as well.

"I feel good about it," Mayo said of the attendance. "I would say we've had good attendance really throughout the whole spring."

The Patriots are scheduled to hold minicamp again Wednesday morning, ahead of the Tom Brady jersey retirement ceremony.

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