Patriots coach Mike Vrabel updates Christian Gonzalez’s injury status

FOXBORO It was four weeks to the day Monday that Patriots corrnerback Christian Gonzalez landed in a full-team period at practice and walked off the field with a left leg injury Related Articles Patriots coach Mike Vrabel clarifies viral rats comment about media leaks Why Patriots teammates are excited to see Mack Hollins in games Patriots waive rookie starter with injury designation Patriots training camp MVP biggest surprise best rookie and more awards Patriots final -man roster projection Who sticks at wide receiver So how is Gonzalez progressing He s working hard to get healthy and I think that s what I try to remind media all the time that ll be my stance on injuries Patriots coach Mike Vrabel declared before practice That I m confident that the athlete is working hard and that they re doing what they re solicited to do and once they let s say recover from something that they re working through especially if it s been in a training camp if you look at this specific situation there is particular conditioning that s involved Vrabel continued I think that s likely different for each guy In my own personal experience you can only ride the bike so long or do the stair climb or something you definitely have to come out here put pads on run and get into football conditioning So whatever that takes that takes and I ve declared that to every athlete that s not out there with us right now Within two days of injuring his left leg Gonzalez was back on the field watching practice in street clothes Initially he wore a compression sleeve on his left leg which he hasn t worn now for three weeks Gonzalez also traveled to joint practices in Minnesota and for the Patriots preseason finale against the Giants last week Reportedly Gonzalez should be available for Week though the Patriots have less than two weeks to practice and prepare for their season opener against the Raiders on Sept In his place the Patriots have rotated young corners Alex Austin and DJ James in practices opposite veteran free-agent addition Carlton Davis