FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:
1. Maye-Polk connection: Rookie quarterback Drake Maye missed a throw on an out route in last Wednesday's practice during the two-minute drill, so he followed his regular routine by staying after practice to work on it.
He didn't have to recruit a receiver to join him. Ja'Lynn Polk, as usual, was right there.
The Patriots' first- and second-round picks made it a habit over the past four weeks to take extra repetitions after practice and were usually the last players to leave the field.