Summer vacation has begun for the New England Patriots.
Head coach Bill Belichick on Wednesday canceled the team’s third and final mandatory minicamp practice, officially concluding New England’s offseason program. Players now will be off until training camp begins in late July (exact date TBA).
Fans will get their first look at the 2023 Patriots once camp kicks off, but reporters were able to watch a total of five spring practices — three voluntary organized team activities and two days of minicamp.
Here are our biggest winners and losers from those non-padded practices:
WINNERS
CB Christian Gonzalez
The Patriots’ first-round draft pick looked the part in his first taste of NFL action, regularly running with the defensive starters and flashing his elite athleticism.