<#Patriots> Training Camp Notes [Non-Padded Walkthrough] (7/25):
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• WRs Stefon Diggs, DeMario Douglas, and Kayshon Boutte consistently repped with the top-offensive unit during team drills.
• WRs Kendrick Bourne and Kyle Williams mostly repped with the second-team offense.
• The starting offensive line has consistently been:
LT Will Campbell
LG Cole Strange
C Garrett Bradbury
RG Mike Onwenu
RT Morgan Moses
• IOL Jared Wilson rotated in at LG, C, and RG with the starting offensive line.
• OT Demontrey Jacobs rotated in at LT and RT.
• Mike Vrabel on the practice plan: “More of a walkthrough today… I’m hopeful we can get something out of this and come back and really have some speed tomorrow”
• C Garrett Bradbury on QB Drake Maye: “He doesn't act like a 22-year old. He understands the weight of the position he plays.”
• Absent:
WR Ja’Lynn Polk
WR Mack Hollins
TE Austin Hooper
OT Vederian Lowe
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• CB Carlton Davis returned after missing yesterday’s practice.
• CBs DJ James and Miles Battle were first to rotate in as boundary corners with the top defensive lineup.
• LB Robert Spillane got work in on the JUGS machine — defensive players view him as the “commander” of the defense.
• DE Keion White on Mike Vrabel’s defensive philosophy: “Leading with violence has always been my type of style.”
• S Kyle Dugger on Mike Vrabel giving the team a walkthrough day: “He’s helping us to take care of our bodies, trying to really allow us to stay healthy and things like that.”
• CB Marcus Jones on potentially playing offensive snaps: “I’m primarily focused on defense and special teams.” — Jones adds that he is open to taking offensive snaps if needed.
• Absent:
S Josh Minkins
Patriots had the following free agents in for workouts:
🏈DB Keydrain Calligan (SE Louisiana)
🏈LB Jimmy Ciarlo (Army)
🏈LB K.J. Cloyd (Miami)
🏈DB Kedrick Whitehead (Delaware)
This is commonplace for teams to do to keep free-agent lists updated.
4 kickers also in last week.
The #Patriots are working out UFL DB Kedrick Whitehead today, per @AaronWilson_NFL.
Whitehead earned himself All-UFL honors last season and was also named Special Teams Player of the Year.
The Delaware alum is capable of playing multiple roles.
Happy Birthday to Patriots DE K’Lavon Chaisson! 🎉
The #Patriots mic’d up LB Robert Spillane and my main takeaway is that he will 100% be a captain 🔥
(🎥 @Patriots)
Mike Vrabel on #Patriots DE Keion White:
“I love Keion’s attitude. He’s a worker. He’s here early and he’s got a routine… He practices hard and he’s conditioned… He’s a very coachable player.”
Vrabel says there isn’t a lot of “fluff” to White and he simply loves football.
#Patriots HC Mike Vrabel on recently-released DL Christian Wilkins:
“I think we’ll have a conversation… this is pretty new, so I don’t have all the information of where Christian is. I know Christian, I recruited him [in high school]… I’m sure we’ll have a conversation.”
.@DrakeMaye2 just feed Stefon Diggs 🗣️
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#Patriots WR Kendrick Bourne on Stefon Diggs’ quick ACL recovery:
“It’s frigging impressive…
I tease [Diggs], ‘Hey man, you’re looking good. You’re looking like you’re going to have an [Adrian Peterson] kind of year from it.’”
Comeback Player of the Year? 👀
(✍️ @kguregian)