The first week of the New England Patriots’ 2019 training camp is in the books and five practices in, we can now assess how the main position battles have been unfolding so far. While a lot can and will still change — the team only had two practices in full pads, while Tom Brady sat out one of the other sessions — we have a first feel for which players have put themselves in a favorable position when it comes to beating out their competitors.
Based on our offseason list of the ten most intriguing battles, let’s go through the positions/roles one-by-one.