The New England Patriots will return to the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium on Thursday to conduct their second session of this year’s training camp. Once again, it will have more of a teaching flair rather than the usual full-contact sessions set to start next week, but that does not mean there will not also be plenty of things to take a close look at.
With that said, here are three we will focus on during Thursday’s practice.
Day 1 standouts
While the nature of Wednesday’s session limited the opportunity for players to truly stand out among their peers — no pads or full contact makes for difficult evaluations — some were still able to do that.