Last season’s Patriots received their Super Bowl rings on Thursday night, but the defending champions have already been putting in the work to mount another title challenge.
Three days of Patriots mandatory minicamp concluded on Thursday, showing early glimpses of the team’s future. Rob Gronkowski is out, but new players are filling in. The constant in New England’s football universe since 2000 has been the Bill Belichick-Tom Brady partnership, and both were once again to begin another season.
Exactly who will make the Patriots’ 53-man roster is far from known, but this week’s minicamp sessions provided an opening act for those who need to state their case.