FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:
1. White’s debut: Patriots second-round pick Keion White’s impressive debut in Thursday's preseason opener might have caught some by surprise, but Geoff Collins and Ricky Rahne weren’t among that group.
Collins, the former head coach at Georgia Tech, where White played in 2021 and 2022, said what he saw in the Patriots’ 20-9 loss to the Houston Texans looked similar to what he used to watch firsthand.
Likewise for Rahne, the Old Dominion head coach who had White on his team during the Monarchs’ COVID-19-eliminated 2020 season.