On Wednesday, the New England Patriots hit the practice fields at Gillette Stadium for their fifth day of organized team activities.
Head coach Jerod Mayo said prior to the session that the team would be working on everything, and that's exactly what the members of the media (who were in attendance for just the second time) saw.
What they didn't see, however, was a number of players who were absent from the OTA on Wednesday. Here's who wasn't in attendance (via. Chris Mason):
- QB Joe Milton III
- WR Kendrick Bourne
- LB Matthew Judon
- OL Zuri Henry
- OL Jake Andrews
- OL Cole Strange
- DL Christian Barmore
- DL Davon Godchaux
- DL Sam Roberts
- LB Sione Takitaki
- LB Jahlani Tavai
- LB Joshua Uche
- CB Jonathon Jones
According to Mason, a couple of former Patriots coaches took in practice, as Steve Belichick (now defensive coordinator of the Washington Huskies) and Ivan Fears (now retired) were on the field. Former Patriots defensive back Patrick Chung (who played for the team from 2009-12 and 2014-20) was also watching.
QB Stats:
Quarterbacks in 7-on-7s (via. Doug Kyed):
- Jacoby Brissett: 7-for-8
- Bailey Zappe: 4-for-6 with an interception
- Drake Maye: 12-for-14
Quarterbacks in 11-on-11s (via. Kyed):
- Brissett: 6-for-7
- Zappe: 4-for-6
- Maye: 4-for-6
Notes/Highlights:
- Demario Douglas made an impressive catch from Brissett, ripping the ball away from a rookie UDFA (via. Henry McKenna).
- Maye hit Tyquan Thornton on a deep shot to thread the needle between Kyle Dugger and Mikey Victor (via. McKenna).
- Safety Jaylinn Hawkins intercepted Zappe in the 7-on-7s (via. McKenna)
- Rookie wideout Javon Baker made a nice play to make a great play in double coverage (via. Taylor Kyles).
- Brissett snuck in a pass to Thornton between two defenders off a bootleg (via. Kyles).
- Maye hit a tight-window pass that drew the attention of Brissett (via. Kyles).
- Kicker Chad Ryland finished the day making 4-of-5 field goal attempts. His makes were all inside 37 yards, and his lone miss came from 43 (via. Mark Daniels).
- Sixth-round pick Marcellus Dial had a pass defensed against JuJu Smith-Schuster (via. Daniels).
- Sidy Sow was on the field but didn't participate (via. Evan Lazar)
- Maye, Baker and Ja'Lynn Polk stayed after practice to work again (via. Kyles).
