FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:
1. The NFL's only special-teams coordinator/receivers coach: One moment from the Patriots' first practice of training camp highlighted how unique it is that head coach Bill Belichick has named Joe Judge the team's special-teams coordinator/wide receivers coach -- a job title unlike any other in the NFL.
As Judge worked on individual drills with receivers, harping on the finer points of route-running, some of the Patriots' core special-teams players worked on the opposite field on setting up blocks on kickoff returns.