FOXBOROUGH, Ma s. -- The cro sed a key threshold as they continued to roll through training as Day 5 brought with it the first se sion with full pads. Naturally, that added some more physicality to the day, but it also saw an uptick in injuries on the day as well.The most notable was starting left guard , who appeared to suffer an injury to his left knee during blocking drills after getting tangled up with defensive tackle . Strange was looked at by the medical team while on the ground before walking off under his own Reuben Foster Jersey power and heading into the athletic training room on the far side of the field. There, Strange continued to be looked at by team personnel and eventually emerged and began testing out his knee by doing some high knees and a light jog. Eventually, Strange, the No. 29 overall pick in the 2022 , walked back toward the field with his helmet and watched the rest of practice, which would indicate that the injury may not be as severe as initially feared.Strange wasn't the only Chris Slayton Jersey member of the team to pay a visit to the medical area as tight end , wideout and guard also went in to get looked at. Also, defensive back needed help getting off the field after going down during 11-on-11s. With all that going on, Bill Belichick corralled the entire 90-man roster into a giant huddle and players after practice noted that the head coach was sending a me sage to the team to focus on playing smart and to try and avoid getting injured unnece sarily."The first day of pads everyone's excited."We're competitive, they're competitive. It was expected, but Bill called us out and we toned it down a little bit," safety said after practice. "It's very hard," told reporters when asked about having to reel things in a bit on the first day of pads. "Everyone wants to prove what they can do, but it's just the first day of pads. Nobody is going to make the team today, but you can improve to get better each and every day. Everybody wants to Fred Warner Jersey be aggre sive on the first day of pads, but it's just the first day. Got to keep moving and keep stacking good days.''It was an overall slow day for the Patriots as they did seem to ease into the first day of pads rather than going full speed on Day 1. Even the competitive 11-on-11 drills were not as competitive as they've been in recent practices, but that should ratchet up as the days progre s.With the pads coming on, the running game was of central focus for the most part and the practice did not feature much downfield pa sing from any of the quarterbacks. With that in mind, ' 8-for-10 day was largely high-percentage throws at or around the line of scrimmage. was 4-for-8 by my count., Matthew Judon, and were limited participants during Monday's se sion as they worked through conditioning on the lower field. , , and were mi sing from practice along with (PUP), (NFI), and (PUP). Rookie safety continued to have the red non-contact jersey on during Monday's practice, which has been the case throughout the spring.With Stevenson limited, Jimmie Ward Jersey second-year running back saw a bulk of the workload on Monday, particularly when Mac Jones was under center. As the team went through goal-line drills, Harris took his first carry and was able to barrel in for a touchdown.The team has Harris listed at 5-foot-10, 225 pounds but the back does looks lean entering his second season in the and told reporters after practice that he had used the offseason to work on "catching the ball and running faster." So, while he can still be a bruising back for New England, there could be a different element that he may bring in 2023. However, he did have a drop on a throw from Mac Jones during goal-line work.The Patriots offensive line is being tested early with Trent Brown limited. On Monday, saw some reps at left tackle to fill Brown's shoes and even played some right guard toward the end of practice, filling the spot left by Onwenu. Once Strange went down, rookie Antonio Mafi saw reps at left guard. Monday is a good example of how fragile the O-line -- particularly at tackle -- appears to be for New England and could end up being an Achilles' heel for this team in 2023. is finally on the board after hauling in a touchdown pa s from Bailey Zappe. His catch comes a day after Belichick praised the receiver and said he "had a really good offseason."One of the interesting wrinkles that came out of Monday's practice was linebacker working as a fullback for the Patriots during goal-line run plays, which got a rise out of a number of Solomon Thomas Jersey defensive players. The Patriots have been willing to get creative with players in the past and even had a similar situation unfold a few years back when linebacker saw some time at fullback.