11 a.m. - Wide receiver Randy Moss, who had spoken with reporters just once during training camp, entertained questions in front of his locker, which is to the right of Tom Brady's. Moss ex pressed excitement about the start of the season, and having Brady back in the huddle.
"I don't think [it's] just me, but I think the whole team is ready for Tom to come back," he said, resting his right foot on a chair. "I think that he is the leader of this team, and he does some great things out there on the field with that ball. You know, he really wasn't out there with us in preseason. I guess that's a good thing, but we'll see Sunday [vs. the Chiefs]."
Moss isn't worried about his timing being off with Brady because the two haven't played together in the preseason.
"I think we'll be all right," he said. "We have enough timing down from last year, to the camps, and also a little bit of training camp. I think we'll be fine."
Moss reiterated his thoughts from the end of camp that he's nervous entering the season because it will be a challenge to match the production of last year's offense.
"It's not a bad nervousness, it's just knowing what we have to do to accomplish our goals," he said. "The bar has been raised so high that it's actually easier to focus because we know what we have to do."
11:15 a.m. - Safety Rodney Harrison arrived at his locker and was met by a small crowd of reporters. He was asked about Saturday's surprising news that cornerback Fernando Bryant - who had been running with the first unit - was released.
"I didn't even know. Fernando Bryant? Wow," he responded. "That's the first I've heard of it."
Players had been off Saturday, and most were returning to the stadium for the first time since cuts were announced. The locker room had a different look upon their return, as the temporary blue lockers in the middle of the room were removed, and the rookies who occupied them now had more permanent wooden lockers on the perimeter of the room.
