Not everybody came out of organized team activities and mandatory minicamp a winner for the New England Patriots.
That doesn’t mean they won’t bounce back in the summer and turn things around at training camp. It’s always important to avoid overreacting to spring practices, especially when players aren’t even working out in pads.
But then again, the teams wouldn’t be meeting if OTAs and minicamp weren’t considered important offseason work. There were clearly standouts for the Patriots on the field, and on the other end of the spectrum, there were also players that struggled.
Here are the biggest winners and losers from the Patriots’ spring practices:
Winner: Mac Jones
Mac Jones shut down the critics thinking Bailey Zappe would challenge him for the starting job in New England.