MORSE: Notes & Analysis of Patriots Training Camp – Day 19, Joint Practice vs Eagles

Here’s a rundown as the Patriots held their first joint practice session against the Philadelphia Eagles on Wednesday.

Attendance

Absent: Christian Gonzalez, Ben Brown, and Xavier Holmes

PUP/NFI: Harold Landry and Brenden Schooler

Returned: Chad Muma and Kyle Dixon

These next two days of practice are the most important days of the Patriots Training Camp. We are going to tell after these practices where the problems are on the team and whether or not the Patriots are Contenders or Pretenders. We are going to find out if the rookies can play. The Eagles are a very good team and a contender to win the NFC.

The Patriots went out and dominated this joint practice on both sides of the ball. They were able to run the ball, pass at will with good protection. Maye was sharp. 5 Interceptions total by the Defense.

Passing Stats

Passing: 11v11s

Drake Maye: 16/19

Tommy DeVito: 11/19, INT

Behren Morton: 2/3

Media Practice Notes & Reports

– Maye had himself a day. A.J. Brown was fired up and made an impact. Great day for the Patriots offense. – Mark Daniels

Jun 9, 2026; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots wide receiver A.J. Brown (1) runs after the catch at minicamp at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images — **(PHOTO: Eric Canha-Imagn Images)**

Play of the Day A.J. Brown with an absurd, over-the-shoulder catch inside the right sideline on a desperate downfield heave from Drake Maye under pressure. Maye would’ve been crushed in a game after the throw. At least a 20-yard gain. – Andrew Callahan

Highlight connection between Drake Maye and A.J. Brown. Maye faced pressure up the middle, and had to throw off his back foot. he would have been killed in a real game. Went deep up the right sideline and still got it over Riq Woolen, and Brown got it over the shoulder before getting both feet in on the sideline. – Alex Barth

Pats won. Offense dominated. Maye 15/18, sack and scored in 2-minute.

A.J. Brown 4 catches in 11-on-11s – Andrew Callahan

Drake Maye 2-minute drill vs. Eagles leads to a FG:

Incomplete to Doubs (drop on a pass behind him)

Douglas catch vs. DeJean for 1st down

Incomplete Stevenson on a wheel route

Complete to Hollins on a dig

Incomplete Douglas vs. DeJean

Maye Scramble

Henry catch on an out route as clock winds

Borregales 52-yard made FG snapped at 0:01 – Andrew Callahan

Caleb Lomu started the day at LT in front of Tommy DeVito, with Marcus Bryant at RT. They just switched, about halfway through the session. – Alex Barth

Looked like Gabe Jacas had a would-be sack on Jalen Hurts.

Likely a sack in a live-action setting, though. – Andrew Guindon

Hang times by Bryce Baringer in competitive Punt work:

4.95 seconds

4.89

5.35

5.40

4.50

4.15

5.03

5.13

5.65

5.08

Outstanding times and very consistent – Alex Barth

KJ Britt just met Will Shipley in the backfield on what looked to be a zone run. – Andrew Guindon

DeMario Douglas gets by Cooper DeJean with a double move – EJ Smith (Eagles Beat Reporter) (Video of the play shows Douglas putting DeJean on skates and just leaving him in his dust for a wide open TD-MM)

This is real bad for DeJean lol !!! – Sara Marshall

Couple 1-on-1 standouts from OL/DL:

– Jacas split his reps with a nice bull rush win over Hinton

– Lomu nice win vs. Epenesa

– Milton Williams bull rushed Dickerson – Evan Lazar

The Patriots offense is dominating and Jaylen Hurts has thrown multiple interceptions.

Craig Woodson intercepted Jaylen Hurts twice in 7-7. – Savage

Will Campbell is holding his own here in 11 on 11 – Brycen

Jalyx Hunt “sacks” Drake Maye and then gets very quick pressure. Beat Will Campbell like a drum on back to back reps. – Brandon Lee Gowton (Bleeding Green founder) (must have been in 7-7’s. Maye 4-6 in 7’s

Through three 11v11 periods, Drake Maye is 8-for-8. He’s completed passes to seven different players. – Mark Daniels

Top-notch environment w/ crowd energy (12,000-plus estimate?). – Mike Reiss

Lots of pressure from the Patriots’ defense in 11-on-11s. Dre’Mont Jones, Cory Durden, Elijah Ponder, Gabe Jacas all getting into the backfield. – Doug Kyed

CB Marcus Jones picked off Jalen Hurts for a pick-six. – Carlos Lopez

During initial 11-11’s Drake Maye 3/3 feat. 20+ yard completion to A.J.Brown

Blitzes got home to start defensive 2-minute. Lots of pressure.

5 INTs: Woodson 2, M. Jones, Vildor, Saunders

Rhamondre Stevenson clear RB1, starting periods and in 2-min.

Cause for concern? Depth. Philly’s 2s and 3s did well before final 2-minute.

Maye’s 2-minute drill ended with FG unit rushing on with 12 seconds left, snapping at 0:01. NE run game found room behind Campbell, AVT.

Pats’ tempo on O strong contrast to PHI. Eagles were slow.

Run game looked the best it has in camp. Multiple wide running lanes between Will Campbell, Alijah Vera-Tucker

Pop Douglas, Kyle Williams has catches from Maye.

Up-tempo snaps! – Andrew Callahan

Dominant day for Drake Maye and the top passing attack during field drills. AJ Brown, Kayshon Boutte, Romeo Doubs, and Pop Douglas had one each. Highlight was a fadeaway go ball vs pressure that Brown tracked over his shoulder vs tight coverage

– Andy Borregales went 4/5 during a FG period. Hit four straight with a long of 52, but doinked on a make and a miss

– Clunky one-minute drives for both offenses, but they managed to get into FG range and Borregales made both long attempts

– Defense won both one-minute drives, with the starters getting multiple sacks and Kindle Vildor picking off Tanner McKee

– It wasn’t perfect, but the starters opened pretty consistent run lanes for Rhamondre Stevenson and TreVeyon Henderson

– John Saunders’ impressive summer continued with an INT where he seemed to bait Cole Payton

Really impactful day from Woodson, from my vantage point. Multiple pressures as a blitzer. One “sack.” Two picks. And a run-stuff to boot. Second-year safety coming on strong. – Phil Perry

One notable area of improvement from last week for the Patriots: Top offense (field goal) and defense (hold) win the final two-minute drill. Second units also win, ending practice on a high note. – Mike Reiss

Really good day for the Patriots’ offense. Were able to run on the Eagles in running periods, Maye executed in the pass game, pass protection was pretty good. Executed 2-minute. Can’t take much away from Patriots defense because the Eagles are really rough installing new offense. No Devonta Smith. – Greg Bedard

You can’t be out here (Bedard) saying how worried you are about the Patriots without Gonzo and the lack of pass rush against the Eagles like yesterday and then when they get their butts handed to them say you can’t take anything away from the offense. Come on now. – Pats Pro

The first-team Eagles offense never got a kick off. Kevin Byard and Christian Elliss had PBUs, and Christian Barmore had a sack to stall the drive. Philly’s second-team saw their last-minute drive halted abruptly by a Kindle Vildor interception of Tanner McKee.

Patriots ended today’s practice with a decisive wins during the one-minute drill on both sides of the ball. With 1:05 on the clock, both Drake Maye and Tommy DeVito led their units into FG range and Andy Borregales made his kicks. – Phil Perry

Jaylen Hurts threw 3 interceptions today vs the Patriots. – Savage

Nice finish to practice for Patriots K Andy Borregales. Made two 50-plus yard field goals, including one from ~57 yards. – Evan Lazar

Kindle Vildor intercepts the Eagles backups on their 2 minute drive – Sophie Weller

Initial thought as Patriots-Eagles practice ends: WR A.J. Brown active (crossers were effective), but 1-handed reception-attempt on initial 1-on-1 rep was missed opportunity to electrify on perfect Drake Maye ball. – Mike Reiss (saw the video and Brown had the DB beat and dropped the very catchable pass – MM)

Patriots defense had three sacks in a row to start the Eagles 2-minute drive. Craig Woodson, Kevin Byard and Christian Barmore all got through – Mark Daniels

Drake Maye completed 13-straight passes before Romeo Doubs dropped a pass in the 2-minute drill. Maye is 16/19 today against the Eagles – Mark Daniels

During a Patriots field goal period, there was a scuffle after Andy Borregales’ first kick. Jalen Carter threw a punch. Hard to tell who was involved on the other side, but Mike Onwenu and Morgan Moses both had words for Carter. Mike Vrabel quickly jumped into the fray. – Phil Perry (Frustration on the part of the Eagles as they got their asses handed to them – MM)

Marcus Jones gives up a crosser completion to Hollywood Brown, but Christian Barmore was unblocked in the backfield for a would-be sack – Taylor Kyles

Maye ends 18-24, by my count. Very good day for the qb against some excellent competition. – Chris Price

While the addition of Brown drew the biggest headlines this spring, the Patriots’ big offseason goal was to improve the running game. They feel like they’re going to face more two-high safety looks, and they need to take better advantage of that on the ground. – Chad Graff The Athletic

Additional Notes

Jared Wilson won both of his 1-on-1 reps against Jalen Carter. On the second rep, Wilson stonewalled Carter on the line of scrimmage and wouldn’t let him get off.

On the other hand, Alijah Vera-Tucker had a bad day, losing both of his 1-on-1 reps, the first to Moro Ojomo and the second to Uah Bernard. If you read my draft projections, I wrote about Bernard as a possible Patriots late-round selection. He is an International Pathways Program player from Nigeria who has never played football. He is a freak athlete with an incredible RAS score (9.90). He is 6’4.5”, 306-pounds, runs a 4.63 40, 39” Vertical, 10’10” Broad Jump, has 11: Hands and his arm length is 36.75”.

Caleb Lomu started his day with the 2^nd team at Left Tackle with Marcus Bryant moving to Right Tackle. They switched later in practice.

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About Mark Morse

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.

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