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Daily Patriots News and NFL Notes: 5 Things to Know – 8/4

Some news and notes for this morning:

1) Mac Jones took a step back on Tuesday as the Patriots were in pads for the first session of training camp. Jones struggled and was picked off and had a couple of near picks, looking uncharacteristically uncomfortable at times, while Cam Newton enjoyed a solid outing and definitely won the day between the two players.

For Jones, it’s likely that a little bit of fatigue has set in given the amount of work he’s been putting in and the mental grind that’s probably catching up with him. Newton talked about it last season as he tried to get up to speed with the system, and he was a veteran NFL player.