Social Media Sights and Sounds From Day One Of Patriots Training Camp

The New England Patriots opened up their 2022 training camp on Wednesday at the Gillette Stadium practice fields.

As is the case traditionally in the first week, no players were in pads but there was still plenty of energy to go around.

Prior to practice, head coach Bill Belichick stated the day’s focus would be in the red area, and with it, newcomer DeVante Parker gained the most attention.

Parker hauled in three touchdowns on the day, two during red zone drills, and one of which was within a tight window between multiple defenders. After one touchdown, Parker went on to celebrate in a fired-up manner with fans leading to some raucous applause.

The defense meanwhile had to do pushups at the end of practice.

Away from the players, one notable coaching observation was Matt Patricia holding a walkie-talkie as an apparent offensive play-caller. The Patriots presently do not have an “official” offensive coordinator.

You can check out some of the best sights and sounds shared on social media from day one below.

A lot of love for @MacJones_10 as the gates open at Patriots training camp. pic.twitter.com/fEW62gZmwJ

— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) July 27, 2022

Ready to do his job!@Boyd_Bjorn | #PatsCamp pic.twitter.com/1ULDy0gO8D

— New England Patriots (@Patriots) July 27, 2022

Mac’s arrival. pic.twitter.com/zuAiPy1Wdd

— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) July 27, 2022

https://twitter.com/MHershgordon/status/1552284870902177792?s=20&t=SBrZuZZW430tG0xShYEnsQ

https://twitter.com/NBCSPatriots/status/1552285096819957760?s=20&t=SBrZuZZW430tG0xShYEnsQ

Kendrick Bourne showin’ love for Owner Robert Kraft @wpri12 pic.twitter.com/GCX7taNCO1

— Morey Hershgordon (@MHershgordon) July 27, 2022

First day of camp for everything. Mac Jones and Brian Hoyer work on their handshake while @BournePoly11 and DeVante Parker smooth theirs out too! pic.twitter.com/hlrMLSEoRQ

— The Camera Guys (@NBCSCameraGuys) July 27, 2022

Mac Jones passing #PatsCamp @wbz pic.twitter.com/HefsvhdIfh

— Dan Roche (@RochieWBZ) July 27, 2022

QBs now working on back corner throws. Instead of trying to throw into that net, they’re lobbing it over pic.twitter.com/yFVYgySwgI

— Alex Barth (@RealAlexBarth) July 27, 2022

DeVante Parker makes a nice TD grab from Mac Jones in 7-on-7 and goes up to the edge of bleachers to fire up the crowd. They yelled a lot after that.

— Tom E. Curran (@tomecurran) July 27, 2022

Matt Patricia spoke into a walkie-talkie before each snap of red-zone 7-on-7s as the QB entered the huddle.

Joe Judge repeatedly glanced at his call sheet and observed the period from behind with Bill Belichick.

— Andrew Callahan (@_AndrewCallahan) July 27, 2022

So far the connection between #Patriots QB Mac Jones and WR DeVante Parker is evident. Parker catching a couple of TD passes in red zone offenses here at Training Camp.

Oh, and he’s loving his new crowd. pic.twitter.com/tF0HX1uKaO

— Kayla Burton (@Kay_Breezy22) July 27, 2022

Lotta concerns about who's running the offense this season. If the WRs have the same explosiveness as Bill Belichick, they're in good hands pic.twitter.com/L2zvt0z1X9

— The Camera Guys (@NBCSCameraGuys) July 27, 2022

Mac Jones finishes 8/10 in 11v11s and 5/6 in 7v7 drills.

Brian Hoyer with 5/6 with an INT in 11s and 1/2 in 7s

Bailey Zappe didn’t throw in 11s and went 2/2 in 7s

— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) July 27, 2022

Post-practice, the #Patriots handing out bikes to the kids.

Love it. pic.twitter.com/0fZOLM9CHu

— Kayla Burton (@Kay_Breezy22) July 27, 2022

Fans cheering Mac Jones to the podium pic.twitter.com/M2KoxIIfRw

— Alex Barth (@RealAlexBarth) July 27, 2022

https://twitter.com/_CaseyBaker/status/1552316435002703873?s=20&t=SBrZuZZW430tG0xShYEnsQ

What's up we're BACK.@McCourtyTwins | #PatsCamp pic.twitter.com/d4FbCuCj3y

— New England Patriots (@Patriots) July 27, 2022

The crowd on a Wednesday morning pic.twitter.com/2W6LtH7gnX

— Jerry Thornton (@jerrythornton1) July 27, 2022

“It’s always like a family reunion.”

Patriots players talk first #PatsCamp practice. pic.twitter.com/SBM5TJLS1z

— New England Patriots (@Patriots) July 27, 2022