BY SHALISE MANZA YOUNG Journal Sports Writer Players arrive for the Patriots’ rookie mini-camp practice in the Dana Farber Field House in Foxboro. The Providence Journal / John Freidah When the first horn sounds, around 8:45 this morning, there will be over 6,000 worshippers gathered along the fields behind New England’s cathedral to football— the House that Belichick and Brady Built. They will hang on their every move, and those of over 80 other men, as they begin the yearly ritual known as NFL training camp. After a stunning end to their season six months ago, the New England Patriots begin anew with the first of dozens of sessions in preparation for their regular-season opener just over six weeks hence, on Sept. 7. Whereas last year’s run camp was highly anticipated because of the many new faces — Adalius Thomas! Donte...
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