INDIANAPOLIS -- Bill Belichick, wearing a gray suit and purple tie, met with reporters here in Indianapolis a short while ago. We'll have more of his comments soon, but the Patriots' coach revealed that his team had "a good, crisp practice" at the Colts' facility, which is their home for this week.
The Patriots were also in full pads the last time they practiced, last Friday, and in the days leading up to their Divisional round matchup with Denver.
As far as Rob Gronkowski, Belichick said that the tight end, who is nursing a left ankle sprain, did not practice today.
Belichick was also asked about the status of right tackle Sebastian Vollmer, who has not played since injuring his right ankle/foot in Philadelphia on Nov. 27.
"I’d say there’s a possibility (he plays)," Belichick said. "Sebastian’s gotten a lot better here over the last few weeks, came out of his cast or whatever it was, say, before the Denver game. And then he practiced last week before the Baltimore game and I’d say it was close, but obviously wasn’t ready to go and we didn’t activate him.
"This week, he’s further along than what he was before the Denver game. He practiced today so we’ll see how the week goes and see how he holds up. But I think that there’s definitely a possibility. We just have to see how he tolerates the added work and if he does well, I think you’ll see him. And if not, it will be where it was for Baltimore. But I don’t really know that we’ll know that until we put him through the whole week of week. But he’s definitely making progress so he’s getting there."
