McCourty, Patriots ready for season to start

With final cutdown day now behind him, the New England Patriots cornerback is focused on one of the best days.

And he's not alone.

"Definitely anxious. I'm always excited to get the season started. Tennessee's a good opponent," Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski said Sunday of next week's opener against the Titans. "First game of the season, always got the jitters, always ready to go and always excited for the game to come.

"As you can see, college football started this week and it was exciting watching all that. It's just getting you more excited to get going."