FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — As Tom Brady awaits the outcome of his latest appeal of his suspension, backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo said his preparation for the season remains unchanged.

“No, pretty much the same. Going about my business the same way,” Garoppolo said Tuesday as the Patriots opened their three-day minicamp.

“Just coming out here trying to get better every day.”

Brady didn’t address reporters following Tuesday’s workout and hasn’t spoken publicly on his case since he asked the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last month for a new hearing before an expanded panel of judges in the “Deflategate” case.

The request comes after a three-judge panel in April reinstated Brady’s suspension for what the NFL ruled was the quarterback’s role in using underinflated footballs during the 2015 AFC championship game.

Much as he did last season, on the field Brady looked as if everything was normal, tossing passes during drills Tuesday, and even working one-on-one with new tight end Martellus Bennett.

Garoppolo has yet to start a game for New England, but has appeared in 11 games and thrown for one touchdown since being drafted by the Patriots in 2014.

Tuesday’s minicamp was mandatory, but 13 players were not on the field including Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola, Dion Lewis, LeGarrette Blount and Logan Ryan.

Edelman and Amendola reportedly both had offseason surgeries, and Lewis (left knee surgery) and Blount (hip injury) are working their way back after having their 2015 seasons cut short.

PANTHERS: Carolina signed veteran free-agent punter Mike Scifres to a one-year contract.

49ERS: Quarterback Colin Kaepernick was cleared for individual work and took on-field reps for the first time since undergoing multiple offseason surgeries.

BILLS: Buffalo has all seven rookie draft picks under contract after signing quarterback Cardale Jones.

Jones was a fourth-round draft pick out of Ohio State, where in 2014 he made the jump from third-stringer to starter in leading the Buckeyes to win a national championship.

LEAGUE: The NFL has “engaged law enforcement” to see how its Twitter account was hacked with a post purporting that Commissioner Roger Goodell had died.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said: “We are reviewing and strengthening our cyber-security measures.”

Around midday Tuesday, a post went up on the league’s official account that read: “We regret to inform our fans that our commissioner, Roger Goodell, has passed away. He was 57,” followed by a hashtag and “RIP.”

That tweet was soon deleted, as were follow-up tweets that said: “Oi, I said Roger Goodell has died. Don’t delete that tweet,” and, as other Twitter users surmised it was a hack, “OK, OK, you amateur detective win. Good job.”

SAINTS: Safety Roman Harper agreed to a free-agent contract with New Orleans, the club with which he spent his first eight NFL seasons.