Colvin Is Back on the Field With the Patriots

Linebacker Rosevelt Colvin practiced with the New England Patriots on Sunday for the first time in nearly a year since breaking his left hip in the second game of last season.

“It’s almost a year from when the surgery happened, and I don’t know if I’m normal or not,” Colvin said. “I have to get out there in a live practice, a live game situation, to see if my production level is the same as before.”

Colvin joined the Patriots after the 2002 season, leaving the Chicago Bears to sign a six-year, $25-million contract to help bolster New England’s pass rushing. He has 28 career sacks and had two last season before the injury Sept. 14 against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Coach Bill Belichick said Colvin’s progress was on schedule, but offered no hints whether the sixth-year veteran would play for the defending Super Bowl champions in the preseason opener against the Eagles on Friday.

“He’s come along, he’s worked hard, he’s made some steady promise. He’s not there yet, but hopefully he will continue to make strides in that direction,” Belichick said.

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Seattle Seahawk receiver Koren Robinson returned to practice after sitting out the first week of training camp because of a hip injury.

“I felt good, a little rusty, but that just comes,” Robinson said. “It doesn’t take me long to pick up where I’ve left off.”

Robinson had 65 catches for 896 yards last season.

Coach Mike Holmgren said reserve quarterback Brock Huard, who was signed from Indianapolis in the off-season, was being sent to Seattle for additional tests on his sore back.

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Linebacker Jeremiah Trotter signed Philadelphia’s contract and pulled on the No. 51 jersey, then sweated and studied with his teammates during training camp and renewed acquaintances with friends in the organization. None of it made him feel like an Eagle again.

No, the moment that will hit him harder than one of his tackles is the Sept. 12 opener against the New York Giants -- his first official game as an Eagle since his return.

“When I go out there the first game and the crowd is roaring and we’re all amped up ready to go out against New York, that’s when it’s really going to hit me,” Trotter said.

After the 2001 season, the Eagles put the franchise tag on Trotter, which he strongly protested. His relationship with Coach Andy Reid deteriorated and he signed with the Washington Redskins soon after the Eagles removed the tag. He re-signed with the Eagles during the off-season after the Redskins released him.