Dennard back in court on Tuesday

New England Patriots' fans haven't seen very much of Alfonzo Dennard on the field this preseason - and now they're hoping that a Nebraska court doesn't make that extend into the regular season.

Dennard is due in court on Tuesday for a parole revocation hearing stemming from his arrest in early July on suspicion on DUI.  The second year cornerback was serving two years of probation meted out as part of his conviction for a felony assault of a police officer in April of 2012, and now must face a judge who will decide if Dennard has violated the terms of that probation.

Dennard, center, is due in court Tuesday

There are three possible outcomes from Tuesday's hearing, the first being that Dennard has indeed violated his probation and will be taken to jail for a length of time to be determined.  It could also be decided that not enough evidence exists to merit the revocation of his probation or the courts could decide to continue until after the trial for the April arrest to make a decision.

Dennard is due in court on October 8th to face charges of Suspicion of DUI, refusing a chemical test and traffic violations.

When convicted of the Assault charge, he was also given a 30 day jail sentence, which was not due to commence until after this upcoming season - and the judge in the case had even agreed to hear arguments at that time to put aside the jail time altogether if Dennard stayed out of trouble, but that 's likely out the window now, and much hinges on the result of the upcoming criminal trial.

If Dennard is ordered to jail, it leaves the Patriots thin at corner as Ras-I Dowling is also injured, leaving just Kyle Arrington and rookie Logan Ryan as the top two options to play opposite Aqib Talib.  Arrington is best suited for the slot, so luckily Ryan has come on in camp and could be the choice should Dennard face jail time and subsequent suspension by the league.