Pats Pulpit
Recapping everything that happened on Day 9 of Patriots training camp.
The New England Patriots moved inside Gillette Stadium Friday night for their ninth training camp practice of the summer. Following a Thursday walkthrough, the in-stadium practice saw the return of full pads for a team scrimmage.
The roster — which is seen below — was split into two teams with coaches holding a draft to select players. The blue team featuring starting quarterback Drake Maye was led by Zak Kuhr as head coach and Josh McDaniels as offensive coordinator. The blue team, meanwhile saw coached by Thomas Brown, with Terrell Williams in his usual role as defensive coordinator.
Before the session, head coach Mike Vrabel also announced team captains for the two squad. The blue one was led by Drake Maye, Christian Elliss and Jaylinn Hawkins, while the white one had Hunter Henry, Jabrill Peppers and Brenden Schooler as captains.
Vrabel and his assistant John “Stretch” Streicher kept score during the scrimmage but did not award points in a traditional way. Instead, points were awarded to either the offense or defense after every play: the offense scored for big gains, touchdowns, third down conversions and general efficiency, while the defense received points for limited offensive gains, tackles for loss, offensive penalties, takeaways/defensive points and third down stops.
The final score was 47-38 in the favor of Team White, led by backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs.
Here is what went down during the night.
Attire: Full pads
Duration: ca. 90 minutes (6-7:30 p.m. ET)
Conditions: Sunny, temperatures in the low 70s
It was a picture-perfect night inside Gillette Stadium, with clear skies and a nice breeze that was reminiscent of a fall New England day. New England then rocked full pads for the team scrimmage.
Absent: WR Mack Hollins, CB Christian Gonzalez, CB Carlton Davis III, ED Keion White, C Garrett Bradbury, RB Antonio Gibson, LB Jahlani Tavai, DT Joshua Farmer, OL Sidy Sow, OT Vederian Lowe (PUP)
Departed: G Caedan Wallace, ED K’Lavon Chaisson, WR Kendrick Bourne
New England saw a pair of players spend time in the blue medical tent before departing, with both training camp star K’Lavon Chaisson and tackle-turned-guard Caedan Wallace unable to finish the session. Wide receiver Kendrick Bourne also left for the locker room after limping off the field at one point.
Offensive tackle Will Campbell also chatted with a trainer but shared after practice that he was good.
Maye’s streak comes to an end: It was a perfect summer through eight training camp practices in the interception department for starting quarterback Drake Maye. That came to an end Friday as he tossed two in the in-stadium scrimmage.
The first came after back-to-back completions to Stefon Diggs — including a pretty corner route against zone coverage — where a pass back to the receiver was tipped by seventh-round rookie Kobee Minor and intercepted by linebacker Robert Spillane. The second pick came on Maye’s final pass of the night in...
