With the Super Bowl more than three months in the past, the New England Patriots’ preparation for the 2019 season and their quest to defend the title is already fully underway. Today, the team returns to Gillette Stadium to kick off its third phase of offseason workouts: the so-called organized team activities will start and for the first time this offseason, the entire roster consisting of rookies and veterans will practice simultaneously.
As regulated by the collective bargaining agreement, teams are allowed to hold a total of ten days of OTAs over the course of a four-week span.