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Patriots open camp, try to ignore ‘Deflategate’ noise

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady wipes the sweat from his head during an NFL football training camp in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, July 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady wipes the sweat from his head during an NFL football training camp in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, July 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – Tom Brady received a big cheer from Patriots fans when he came out on the practice field Thursday for New England’s first practice of training camp.

The quarterback and team owner Robert Kraft both got a warm reception from the crowded bleachers full of fans – many wearing jerseys with Brady’s No. 12.

Less supportive was the website that paid for a plane to buzz the field towing a banner that said, “Cheaters Look Up.”

Earlier, coach Bill Belichick stonewalled questions about deflated footballs for the second straight day.

Belichick said he’s only worried about the day’s practice. He responded the same way when asked about trying to repeat as Super Bowl champions. He responded the same way when asked about the weather.