FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:
1. Zappe’s plan: If there was an offseason injury report, quarterback Bailey Zappe joked that he might put himself on it.
“I’ve been signing so many [trading] cards, it’s cramping up my wrist,” he cracked from the Panini America Rookie Closeout event in Los Angeles.
Zappe was in attendance last week with others from the 2022 draft class, a group including Patriots teammates receiver Tyquan Thornton and running back Pierre Strong Jr.