New England Patriots links 8/07/25 – Pats, Commanders had this joint jumping!

TEAM TALK

• Evan Lazar shares 12 takeaways from Wednesday’s joint practice: Drake Maye and the offense made their fair share of plays against a team that was in the NFC Championship Game a year ago. It wasn’t perfect, but the offensive line gave Maye time to operate, his receivers (mainly Douglas and Hollins) were getting open downfield and Maye was delivering accurate, on-time throws. More!
• Mike Dussault recaps the strong defensive performance against reigning NFL Offense Rookie of the Year Jayden Daniels and the Commanders. Christian Barmore was a disruptive force throughout, collapsing the pocket and helping blow up a read-option play alongside Harold Landry that resulted in a fumbled handoff exchange. Landry scooped the ball and would’ve scored in a live game scenario.
• Paul Perillo‘s Day 12 Blogservations: Patriots impress in competitive joint practice.
• Press Conference Transcripts: Mike Vrabel – Drake Maye.
• Press Conferences: Hunter Henry, DeMario Douglas, Christian Barmore, Antonio Gibson (16 min video)
• Training Camp-Cast: Maye & the offense find a rhythm, defense shows strong vs. Daniels, full joint practice breakdown. (12 min. video)
• Patriots Unfiltered: Live broadcast from joint practice with the Commanders. (1 hour video)
• Photos: Patriots & Commanders joint practices

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike D’Abate posts the highlights from an eventful joint practice: Roll call, QB snapshot, Will Campbell turned in a solid performance, CB Alex Austin aligned with the first team offense, DTs Christian Barmore and Milton Williams dominated Washington’s interior offensive line; More!
• Alex Barth‘s Day 12 camp notebook: If Wednesday truly was the biggest measuring stick of the summer so far for the Pats, they passed the test. On both sides of the football they looked like they had the edge against a team that played in the NFC Championship a year ago. More!
• Mark Daniels gives us 7 takeaways from an action-packed practice: Maye’s day, Defense vs. Jayden Daniels, DeMario Douglas pops, Mack Hollins levels up, More!
• Mark Daniels says it wasn’t perfect, but the offense moved the ball and had success yesterday. Maye was also efficient, finishing 15-of-21 with an INT. The QB’s completion percentage would’ve been better, but there were 3 dropped passes on the day. More!
• Conor Ryan‘s Patriots stock report: Which players stood out, struggled during joint practice with Commanders?
• Phil Perry‘s Maye Watch: Patriots QB holds his own in matchup with Jayden Daniels and “wowed” with his accuracy on Wednesday.
• Khari Thompson notes how chasing Jayden Daniels is still ‘in the back’ of Drake Maye’s mind.
• Mike D’Abate details Mike Vrabel jumping in to quell a skirmish that started when rookie RB TreVeyon Henderson took Von Miller to the ground in pass protection. The two scuffled on the ground and Will Campbell went to protect his teammate. Vrabel emerged with a bloody cheek.
• Chris Mason tells us how 1st-round OT Will Campbell fared on Wednesday. There was a lot of good, a little bad, and some nasty in Campbell’s...