Key Points
- Drake Maye was knocked to the turf by Bradyn Swinson, ending practice early.
- Patriots defense dominated red zone drills, holding Drake Maye to 10-of-20 passing.
- Rookie Caleb Lomu earned first-team guard reps, subbing for Alijah Vera-Tucker.
- Chad Muma wore the defensive green dot, making calls with Robert Spillane limited.
- Drake Maye threw extra passes after practice, appearing fine post-collision.
Day 3 Mini-Camp
Defense Wins the Day
This from Mark Daniels of Mass Live: “All reps were taken deep in the red zone between the 2-and-12-yard lines. Maye started hot, going 6-of-10 with touchdown passes to Brown, Romeo Doubs, and tight end Eli Rairdon. He was soon 9-of-16 after hitting TreVeyon Henderson and Hunter Henry in the end zone.
However, Maye finished 10-of-20 on the day as he went 1-of-4 in the final series. That included a highlight PBU by safety Kevin Byard, who ripped the ball out of Doubs’ hands in the end zone.”
Daniels also stated, “Backup Tommy DeVito went 5-of-11 with touchdown passes to Efton Chism III, Jeremiah Webb, Tanner Arkin, and Kyle Williams. Rookie Behren Morton finished 4-of-9 with touchdowns to Jimmy Kibble and Kyle Dixon.”
Thursday featured a lot of Red Zone work and there was a lot of trash talking going on, and this was as spirited a practice without pads.
Maye Knocked to the Turf
On what turned out to be the final play of practice, Drake Maye was hit by Bradon Swinson on a quick out to Brown for a TD. Alex Barth posted on X, “Practice ended a little early after Bradyn Swinson collided with Drake Maye during a team rep. It wasn’t a full tackle, but the QB ended up on the ground and took a second to get up. Maye didn’t check in with the trainers and is now throwing extra after practice. Looks OK. Vrabel cut short the practice, eliminating the final reps for Tommy DeVito.
Maye finished 10/20 with 7 TDs (1 Rushing).
Morgan Moses at Practice in Street Clothes
He was seen working with Caleb Lomu and Jared Wilson when they weren’t in the 11-on-11s.
Pass Break-Ups
Kevin Byard, Charles Woods, Carlton Davis and Brandon Crossley all had PBUs.
Chad Muma Wears Green Dot
With Robert Spillane being limited, Muma wore the Green Dot indicating he was making the Defensive calls. Muma and Khalil Jacobs had PBUs.
Vera-Tucker Participated in First Scrimmage
Alijah Vera-Tucker saw his 1st action in live scrimmage but was limited as Caleb Lomu got subbed in for him. Significant that Lomu is seeing 1st team reps at Guard. Looks like he will be the 1st man up if any starters go down. Getting the extra work can only help his development.
Leonard Taylor Had Another Knockdown
This is becoming a regular occurrence as Taylor knocked down another pass at the Line of Scrimmage.
Tanner Arkin Catches TD Pass
Working with the 3rd team and QM Behren Morton, Arkin scored a TD. He got extra playing because Jack Westover didn’t participate in practice.
Boutte Didn’t Participate in 11-on-11s
After surprisingly working with the 1st team in 11-on-11s in Tuesday’s practice, he was left out of the scrimmage altogether Thursday. He did have a spectacular catch in drills in the End Zone on an In Cut, catching the ball with one-hand and tapping bot feet inbounds in front of the Goal Post.
Drake Maye Stays Late and Threw Some More
I guess he is alright. He threw extra passes to AJ Brown, Efton Chism, Mack Hollins, and Romeo Doubs, according to Phil Perry.
DeMario Douglas on Josh McDaniels Instructions
“He’ll say [be] more savvy. Go out there and don’t do what I see [on a piece of paper]. Go out there and add my swagger to it. He believes in me, and I appreciate him for that.”
The Dead Zone
After Thursday’s session, we enter the NFL dead zone for 6 weeks until training camp begins in late July.
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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.
