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Patriots minicamp kicked off on Monday, and in the first minicamp practice with Jerod Mayo as head coach the team jumped right into competitive reps.
2024 New England Patriots Minicamp began on Monday, marking the final stage of the team’s offseason program. After off-field work and optional OTA practices the past few weeks, this week’s mandatory minicamp will put a cap on spring practices in Foxborough.
Will pretty much the full roster (we’ll get to attendance in a bit) on the field together for the first time, the Patriots didn’t waste any time. Relative to this time of year Monday was a highly-competitive practice – pretty much as competitive as it gets with no pads or contact.
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“Now we’re getting into football, down and distance, two-minute type of drills. It’s just part of the progression,” head coach Jerod Mayo told reporters before Monday’s practice. “Look, it’s still a non-contact camp, so it’s not like we’re going to go out there and tackle. But at the same time, those guys are going to go out there and compete.”
Highlighting the focus on team drills was the fact that the team brought in a full referee crew for practice. That’s something we’ve seen from the Patriots in the past in training camp, but not in the spring. The crew had their moments as multiple flags were thrown during the numerous team periods.
We’ll start with the highest-impact reps of the day, which came at the end of practice, as we take a look at Day 1 of Patriots Minicamp…