PATRIOTS NEWS 2026 Patriots OTAs - Second Open Media Day (6/2)

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Heard that before.

 

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Patriots OTA Notebook: A.J. Brown's debut, more O-line shuffling

A.J. Brown's first practice, moving pieces on the offensive line, and more observations from the New England Patriots' latest OTA practice.

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Analysis: Inside A.J. Brown's First Patriots Practice and Other Takeaways From OTAs

Brown participated in his first Patriots practice and spoke to the media on Tuesday.

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Apologies @mayoclinic - you and I had some overlap but I think I removed all of mine. Sorry about that.

 

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No need to remove them

 

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Need to get the starting corners out there to get a sense for how the wrs are doing

 

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With the team not getting a look at Julian Hill all year, I wonder if that leads to an extension for Hunter Henry sooner rather than later.

 

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mayoclinic said:

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Who cares about hang time if it only goes 30 yards downfield. He was one of the most underrated poor performs of the year, and mostly in the big moments in the playoffs. I can't believe the team isn't addressing this. He was very disappointing a lot of the time.

 

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Ian said:

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Psh. Big words from a guy with a leg that is teh amputae.

 

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Ian said:

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There is a distinct lack of mention of him falling as soon as he catches the ball, so I'm skeptical of this report.

 

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jdlboot14 said:

Who cares about hang time if it only goes 30 yards downfield. He was one of the most underrated poor performs of the year, and mostly in the big moments in the playoffs. I can't believe the team isn't addressing this. He was very disappointing a lot of the time.

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He was one of the team's best players in the first half of the season.

 

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rochrist said:

So? It’s still not at all unusual for players not to practice till they do.

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It's stupid to practice without a contract and risk injury. You have to protect your financial interests.

 

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raduray said:

It's stupid to practice without a contract and risk injury. You have to protect your financial interests.

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This, especially when you're talking about over 10 million dollars over 4 years.

Say Jacas goes out and shreds his knee in OTAs like Julian Hill literally just did - except he wasn't under contract. Hopefully his agent would have been smart enough to take out an insurance policy, but the NFL isn't exactly known for doing guys a solid.

You want to get mad at Gonzalez for holding out, I think it's a little dramatic, but at least you have a case, he's under contract. Same with Boutte.

Jacas isn't under contract. Getting pissed at him for not going out there and risking injury when he's not even under contract is crazy to me.