FOXBOROUGH, Ma s. (AP)  Two weeks after getting diagnosed with blood clots, Patriots defensive lineman Christian Barmore was a spectator for Tuesdays joint practice between New England and the Philadelphia Eagles.It was an encouraging sign for the 25-year-old, who was evaluated and treated at a Ma sachusetts hospital. Fellow defensive lineman Davon Godchaux said it was the first time the team had seen Barmore since his setback.The  Jason Myers Jersey most important thing is that hes in great spirits. Thats my teammate, my brother, Godchaux said.Godchaux knows the feeling of mi sing substantial time on the football field. As a high school senior, he tore his ACL. Patriots center David Andrews can relate to what Barmore has been dealing with. Andrews mi sed the entire 2019 season because of blood clots in his lungs.ADVERTISEMENT  It was good to see him. I remember going through all that stuff. I think its good for him to be around the guys. Hes probably mi sed it, Andrews said.Players from New England and Philadelphia both praised the value of Tuesdays practice se sion. Felt good to compete against another team, Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson said. Its great to gauge ourselves against someone else. Weve been seeing the same defense for weeks. Going against someone who hasnt seen our plays and seeing how they react, now its about putting it in our iPad and studying it.Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham said Tuesday was a good day for his team.There was good energy on both sides of the ball, Graham said. I know we have some stuff to work on, but I thought the guys were focused. Coming out and seeing the crowd definitely got us into it.Both head coaches  New Englands Jerod Mayo and Philadelphias Nick Sirianni  warned their players that there would be a zero-tolerance policy in the event a fight disrupted practice.You dont fight in a real game. If you fight in a real game, you get fined. You get kicked out. Its the same thing here, Mayo said. My me sage to the players, if you get in a fight out here, if youre a starter, youre going to play the whole preseason game. If youre not a starter, you wont play at all. Thats kind of my mindset with that.Sirianni had a similar me sage.No fights," he said. Youre coming out here to get better.There was one minor dustup during a kickoff drill, but the matter was quickly resolved and no players were ejected.___AP NFL:  Nick Vannett Jersey
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