The New England Patriots returned to the practice fields on Thursday to hold the third of their voluntary organized team activity practices. While the session likely followed the same pattern as the previous two, there was one difference: for the first time all offseason, select members of the media were allowed to watch the session.
Naturally, all eyes were on the quarterback position. New England, after all, brought back incumbent Cam Newton on a one-year contract in March and later selected Mac Jones in the first round of the draft.
According to Jeff Howe of The Athletic, the two were the first men up most of the time.