After four-plus months of speculation, drama, roster tweaking and coaching hires, the Patriots finally will play some sorta-real football this week.
New England on Monday officially began voluntary organized team activities (OTAs), with reporters set to gain access Thursday. The Patriots will conduct a series of practices over the next two weeks, and then hold a mandatory minicamp June 12-14 before going on summer break.
The practices, which will include 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 team drills, are pads-less and feature no live contact, so there isn’t too much we can glean from what the Patriots do on the field.