There were several players missing from New England Patriots' practice on Thursday, with Brandon Spikes and Stevan Ridley highlighting the group of missing players, according to Ian Rapoport of the Boston Herald.
From Patriots practice, there was no Stevan Ridley, Leigh Bodden, Jermaine Cunningham, Brandon Spikes, Mike Wright, or Dane Fletcherless than a minute ago via TweetDeck 
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No word on why Leigh Bodden, Jermaine Cunningham, Mike Wright and Dane Fletcher were missing from today's practice just yet. Spikes, on the other hand, has been absent from Patriots practice for several days now, but is still with the team and working towards a return.
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