Tom Brady's ankle must be all right. For the second consecutive day, he was listed on the New England Patriots Injury Report as having full participation in practice with his right shoulder listed as an injury (as always).

Wide receiver Jabar Gaffney, meanwhile, once again had limited participation in practice with a shoulder injury.

One change on the Giants Injury report: wide receiver Plaxico Burress once again did not participate, but he had a knee injury listed as well as an ankle injury.

Cornerback Kevin Dockery and guard Rich Seubert, both with limited participation on Wednesday, had full participation on Thursday.

The Patriots once again practiced in full pads and, unlike Wednesday, had a crisp, clean session.

"Another day always helps,'' said Coach Bill Belichick. "These guys care. They want to practice well. When we make mistakes we've got to correct them. They want to get it right the next time.''

Belichick added that the team was close to being ready for the Giants.

"We'll review some stuff (Friday),'' he said. "There won't be hardly anything new. Just reviewing situations. We're as ready as we're going to be. We could spend four weeks preparing for the Giants. But we'll be ready to go.''

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