Day 5 Bring on the contact!
This is the 1st day in full pads with full contact!
Absent
Carlton Davis, Jahlani Tavai
PUP Austin Hooper, Vederian Lowe and Mack Hollins
Josh Minkins and Ja’Lynn Polk made their first appearances of Training Camp, with Minkins coming off the NFI list.
Christian Gonzalez Injured in Practice
I saw a video of Gonzo pointing to the back of his leg, probably a hamstring. He struggled to get off the field and went immediately to the Medical Tent. He was taken back to the locker room on a cart.
The description of the practice was a physical, run-heavy, red-zone focused practice, which the Defense won.
Everyone was watching Will Campbell versus Keion White matchup. Early on in one-on-ones, White got the best of Campbell as he bull-rushed him into the backfield and gave him a push-pull move to get by him. Another time, White put Campbell on the ground in a run play. It’s not all bad for Campbell, as Evan Lazar reported that Campbell buried White on a run play. Later, he stonewalled White on a pass rush. There were a couple of really good combo blocks in the run game from Will Campbell and Jared Wilson today. Will Campbell and Jared Wilson have dominated in the running game today. Running to the left side could result in a high success rate this year. Wilson had another snap issue with Drake Maye, so maybe Left Guard may be his position. Evan Lazar thought Campbell held up well and had some standout blocks in the run game.
Kayshon Boutte had a nice TD Catch from Maye in the corner of the end zone. Mike Giradi, of Boston Sports Journal, posted that Boutte had a few reps against Gonzalez before he got hurt, and Boutte held his own and was impressive.
This was the first day of 1-on-1s between the Wide Receivers and Defensive Backs. Receivers won five matchups while Cornerbacks won seven.
Out of the five wins, however, Kayshon Boutte won both his matchups against Gonzalez. It was an impressive display from the third-year receiver.
In a post practice interview Boutte had this to say. “Iron sharpens iron every day, so my focus is on getting better every day, working towards the best plays and getting sharp every day.” This was in reference to his matchups against Gonzalez before he got hurt.
Running Game
On 8 run plays in 11 on 11s, only one was a stuff behind the LOS. An interesting note was all 8 went to Stevenson and Gibson. TreVeyon Henderson also had some carries, as all three had TD runs. Hendersdon’s speed is very evident and he gets up to full speed very quickly.
Runningbacks regularly run all the way to the endzone, well past the whistle.
Drake Maye hits Ja’Lynn Polk for a touchdown from inside the 10 on a well-executed Play Action fake. Polk beat Marcellus Dial on the corner route. Polk was strong the red zone last summer. This was Polks 1st practice of Training Camp. On that play, Campbell buried Keion White inside.
Maye 5/6, TD with 3 would-be sacks on completions in the 11 on 11s. Dobbs 2/2 and Woolridge was 2/3.
K’Lavon Chaisson had 2 sacks according to Andrew Callahan.
UDFA WR DeMeer Blankumsee was carted off the field shortly after the Gonzalez injury.
What’s in a Name?
Parker Romo hit 6 of 6 on his FGs from 32 to 50 yards out. Andy Borregales did not kick today. What’s in a name? John Parker-Romo just wants to be called Parker Romo. Andres Borregales wants to be called Andy.
Backstory on DT Wilfried Pene Release
Signed as a UDFA out of Virginia Tech, normally a release of an UDFA before camp is not newsworthy. This is according to Bernd Buchmasser of Pats Pulpit. Pene’s student Visa was revoked by Virginia Tech after he left school to start training for the pros. Pene and the Patriots were unable to obtain an A-1 work visa for Pene and he was forced to leave the country and go back to France. Since then, he has worked with the US Embassy in France and obtained an A-1 visa. Keep an eye open for Pene to possibly return to the team if not in training camp, then on the practice squad. DT David Olajiga has replaced Pene as the International Pathways Program player on the roster.
Report: LB RJ Molden Signed by the Patriots
A report by James Larsen from PFN states that RJ Moten a LB from Florida and the UFL Michigan Panthers has been signed. Moten was a participant in the Patriots Rookie Mini Camp. The hybrid S/LB played 2 years at Michigan and 2 at Florida and went undrafted this spring. He stands 6’ 229 – pounds and ran a 4.45 40 at his Pro Day this spring. This has not been officially reported by the Patriots.
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Merrimack Valley native and lifelong fan of the New England Patriots. My earliest memories of the Patriots were attending as a child with my dad, the off-season practice at Phillips Academy. I was at the Patriots game at Harvard Stadium in 1970 where Bob “Harpo” Gladieux was called out of the stands by the stadium announcer over the PA to play in the game. Analyzing the draft since ESPN first started to televise it in 1980 and former writer for the Lowell Sun Newspaper.
