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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The New England Patriots released their first depth chart of the preseason on Aug. 3 ahead of their Aug. 7 preseason opener against Washington. The depth chart shows Rob Gronkowski's return to the first-string offense as he tries to return for Week One following ACL surgery.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rookies are listed at the bottom of the depth chart. First-round pick Dominique Easley is listed as the fourth-string defensive tackle and&amp;nbsp;second-round pick Jimmy Garoppolo&amp;nbsp;is behind quarterbacks Tom Brady and Ryan Mallett. Despite receiving praise from coach Bill Belichick and Brady, rookie running back James White is listed on the third-team.\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;Depth chart:&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Offense&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;QB: Tom Brady | Ryan Mallett&amp;nbsp;| Jimmy Garoppolo\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u200BRB 1: Stevan Ridley | Brandon Bolden&amp;nbsp;| James Develin\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;RB 2: Shane Vereen&amp;nbsp;| Jonas Gray | James White\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;WR 1: Danny Amendola&amp;nbsp;| Kenbrell Thompkins | Josh Boyce\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;WR 2: Julian Edelman | Aaron Dobson | Brandon LeFell\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u200BTE:&amp;nbsp;Rob Gronkowski |&amp;nbsp;Michael Hoomanawanui |&amp;nbsp;D.J. Williams |&amp;nbsp;Justin Jones/Asa Watson\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LT:&amp;nbsp;Nate Solder |&amp;nbsp;Marcus Cannon |&amp;nbsp;Jordan Devey |&amp;nbsp;Chris Martin\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LG:&amp;nbsp;Logan Mankins |&amp;nbsp;Josh Kline |&amp;nbsp;Jon Halapio\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u200BC: Ryan Wendell | Chris Barker | Braxston Cave | Bryan Stork\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;RG: Dan Connolly | Josh Kline | Jon Halapio\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;RT:&amp;nbsp;Sebastian Vollmer |&amp;nbsp;Marcus Cannon |&amp;nbsp;Cameron Fleming\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Defense&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LDE: Rob Ninkovich&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Jake Bequette |&amp;nbsp;Michael Buchanan |&amp;nbsp;Dominique Easley\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DT:&amp;nbsp;Vince Wilfork |&amp;nbsp;Sealver Siliga |&amp;nbsp;Joe Vellano |&amp;nbsp;Eathyn Manumaleuna\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u200BDT:&amp;nbsp;Tommy Kelly |&amp;nbsp;Chris Jones |&amp;nbsp;Marcus Forston |Dominique Easley/L.T. Tuipulotu\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u200BRDE:&amp;nbsp;Chandler Jones |&amp;nbsp;Will Smith |&amp;nbsp;Zach Moore\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LB:&amp;nbsp;Jamie Collins |&amp;nbsp;James Anderson |&amp;nbsp;Steve Beauharnais |&amp;nbsp;Deontae Skinner\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LB:&amp;nbsp;Jerod Mayo |&amp;nbsp;Chris White |&amp;nbsp;Ja\u2019Gared Davis |&amp;nbsp;Cameron Gordon\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LB: Dont\u2019a Hightower |&amp;nbsp;Darius Fleming |&amp;nbsp;Taylor McCuller\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u200BCB:&amp;nbsp;Darrelle Revis&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Logan Ryan |&amp;nbsp;Justin Green |&amp;nbsp;Travis Hawkins/Malcolm Butler\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CB:&amp;nbsp;Brandon Browner |&amp;nbsp;Alfonzo Dennard |&amp;nbsp;Kyle Arrington |&amp;nbsp;Jamea Thomas\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;S:&amp;nbsp;Duron Harmon |&amp;nbsp;Patrick Chung |&amp;nbsp;Kanorris Davis |&amp;nbsp;Daxton Swanson\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;S:&amp;nbsp;Devin McCourty&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Tavon Wilson |&amp;nbsp;Nate Ebner |&amp;nbsp;Shamiel Gary\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Special Teams&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;K: Stephen Gostkowski\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u200BP: Ryan Allen\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;PR: Julian Edelman&amp;nbsp;| Danny Amendola\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u200BKR: Josh Boyce | Matthew Slater | Shane Vereen\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u200BLS: Danny Aiken | Tyler Ott\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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