New England Patriots coach Jerod Mayo is reportedly making a notable change to training camp practices this year.
Per ESPN’s Mike Reiss, the Patriots plan to start practicing at 11 a.m. ET. That pushes things back later than the traditional 9:30 a.m. ET practices under former coach Bill Belichick.
Reiss suggested conditioning and allowing for more time for meetings before practice as possible reasons for the change.
He wrote:
One example of how Mayo is putting his own stamp on the Patriots is what time they plan to practice in training camp — 11 a.