The intensity picked up a notch on Sunday as the Patriots went full pads and full contact for the first time since last January.

Steve Beauharnais (from left), Aqib Talib, and Anthony Rashad White stretched at the start of practice.

Tom Brady (right) handed off the ball to tight end Michael Hoomanawanui.

Cornerback Marquice Cole hit wide receiver Lavelle Hawkins during a full-contact drill.

Wide receiver Josh Boyce (left) and defensive back Stephon Morris performed field drills.

It was another up-and-down day for Tim Tebow (center), and he again struggled to pull the trigger in the pocket.

A fan reacted as Brady signed his football.