The New England Patriots continued into day’s seven and eight of training camp this week in Foxborough.
Use of pads wound up being short lived following Tuesday’s camp session as the team was back in shorts, T-shorts and shells Wednesday.
During the Wednesday session, the quarterbacks struggled a bit more as Cam Newton, Mac Jones and Brian Hoyer threw interceptions.
The Athletic’s Jeff Howe tweeted out a few of his Wednesday takeaways from the quarterback battle.
Cam Newton struggled with accuracy today and was 7 of 13 (one drop) with 2 INTs. He’s now got 5 INTs in camp.
Mac Jones was sharp throughout and was 17 of 23 (three drops, one incompletion when Henry tripped) with an INT on a dropped ball. He’s got 2 INTs in camp.
— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) August 4, 2021
N’Keal Harry had a terrific day with five catches from Mac Jones and one from Cam Newton. The QBs were perfect when throwing his way in team drills. Harry only had 5 catches on 11 targets during team drills in the first 6 practices.
— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) August 4, 2021
A day later, rain became the story of Thursday as the team battled its way through wet and slippery conditions on the practice fields but back in pads once again. As a result, both Newton and Jones struggled some but Mac appeared to adjust better in the weather.
QB tally today in competitive team drills: Cam Newton was 4 of 10. Mac Jones was 12 of 17 (two drops).
When the starters played the starters in 11-on-11s, Newton was 1 of 2 and Jones was 2 of 5 (drop).
— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) August 5, 2021
Second consecutive strong practice from Mac Jones. Accurate despite some tough conditions. Good pace to the offense. Best quarterback out there in today’s fully-padded session. Turnaround for him after a rough Tuesday practice in full pads.
— Phil Perry (@PhilAPerry) August 5, 2021
As for what else was seen on the field, check out all the best sights and sounds shared across social media from both the team and local media below.
-Wednesday’s session
Nelson Agholor reaches up pic.twitter.com/GZ33XGKlfV
— Alex Barth (@RealAlexBarth) August 4, 2021
Check out N’Kea Harry’s nice catch (second rep) pic.twitter.com/Y5lRFZsazt
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) August 4, 2021
Nick Folk coming in hot. pic.twitter.com/Tm85gVUiPp
— Chris Mason (@ByChrisMason) August 4, 2021
Cam Newton making throws to his Wide Receivers at Day 7 of #Patriots training camp
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— Patriots on CLNS Media (@PatriotsCLNS) August 4, 2021
Cam Newton to Kristian Wilkerson, a sleeper to make the final 53. pic.twitter.com/m5UKUdIVAX
— Andrew Callahan (@_AndrewCallahan) August 4, 2021
Sure it's uncontested, but this is one of the better catches we've seen during the media portion of #Patriots Training Camp.
Is this the year N'Keal Harry finally lives up to the hype?@NBC10Boston @RaulNBCBoston pic.twitter.com/F8PXlfVbHQ
— Craig Kolodny (@CraigKolodny) August 4, 2021
https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/1422961328617033730?s=20
Troy Brown says he believes he and Jerod Mayo bring “a sense of history” to the coaching staff, and can help maintain the culture in the building pic.twitter.com/X8MsEJ9Fdg
— Alex Barth (@RealAlexBarth) August 4, 2021
The OG TB #Legend https://t.co/bFk5L32uPu
— Julian Edelman (@Edelman11) August 4, 2021
“At the end of the day, Training Camp’s about fundamentals.”
Patriots coaches meet the media. pic.twitter.com/cPCzEAMHNR
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) August 4, 2021
Just stack the days. pic.twitter.com/cXx73UAwSi
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) August 4, 2021
-Thursday’s session
https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/1423277796411969537?s=20
Day 8 at #Patriots training camp. It’s raining! #DaBaby pic.twitter.com/2NM0AlHreN
— Jim McBride (@globejimmcbride) August 5, 2021
Mac Jones to Jakobi Meyers. #Patriots pic.twitter.com/EfiFoeeg2A
— Jim McBride (@globejimmcbride) August 5, 2021
Cam ??Agholor and Harry. #Patriots pic.twitter.com/fEUKZAuSXA
— Evan Lazar (@ezlazar) August 5, 2021
#Patriots QBs getting their work in on a rainy day in Foxboro – #PatsCamp #wbz @wbz pic.twitter.com/TomwmlzWgs
— Dan Roche (@RochieWBZ) August 5, 2021
https://twitter.com/patspulpit/status/1423285313997205514?s=20
Cam Newton ?? Kendrick Bourne pic.twitter.com/JrIAKKKkT5
— Andrew Callahan (@_AndrewCallahan) August 5, 2021
Mac Jones throwing to his wide receivers on Day 8 of #Patriots Training Camp
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— Patriots on CLNS Media (@PatriotsCLNS) August 5, 2021
While Mac Jones had a solid day in the rain, the #Patriots put a huge emphasis on ball security at all times.
Fumble = push-ups@NBC10Boston @RaulNBCBoston @tomecurran pic.twitter.com/k6Tjr4pHVg
— Craig Kolodny (@CraigKolodny) August 5, 2021
https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/1423335240337170439?s=20
https://twitter.com/WillieMcGinest/status/1423366693355675648?s=20
https://twitter.com/nflnetwork/status/1423368207667236865?s=20
Bill Belichick, Matt Patricia and recently retired safety @PatrickChung23 sharing a conversation in the rain today at #Patriots practice.
Chung must have said something pretty funny because he got a pretty good smile out of Bill@NBC10Boston @RaulNBCBoston pic.twitter.com/1O4zmuVjcj
— Craig Kolodny (@CraigKolodny) August 5, 2021
https://twitter.com/NBCSCameraGuys/status/1423396668444192768?s=20
Question: How disappointed will you be to finally give up No. 50 next week, per NFL rules?
Mac Jones (laughing): “I don’t know if I would have kept it…”
(Odds high on No. 10, which he wore in high school and college, and is available in New England.) pic.twitter.com/2Em6Ng35FO
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) August 5, 2021
Mac Jones is having fun
(Presented by @Rodenhiser) pic.twitter.com/qiEdwEl2hk
— NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSBoston) August 5, 2021
Patriots’ HC Bill Belichick on his team practicing in the rain today: "If it rains, it rains. If it doesn't, it doesn't. If it's hot, it's hot. If it's not, then that's what it is.”
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 5, 2021
J.C. Jackson broke up 3 passes today. He had an interception and a PBU yesterday and another PBU Monday, so he's been all over the ball this week. His 7 pass defenses (1 INT, 6 PBU) in team drills lead the way in training camp.
— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) August 5, 2021
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSNMpqNnYzq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Reps in the rain. pic.twitter.com/1dmQJHXT2T
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) August 5, 2021
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