The New England Patriots rested most of their top players during last week’s preseason opener against Houston. The upcoming second exhibition game against the Green Bay Packers, meanwhile, might see a change of procedure.
The belief is that the Patriots will give their first-stringers on both sides of the ball at least some action on Saturday night, among them starting quarterback Mac Jones. Several reports, including from ESPN’s Mike Reiss and MassLive’s Mark Daniels, suggest that that is the team’s plan versus the Packers.
How much action Jones and company will get after an intense two days of joint practices with the Packers on Wednesday and Thursday remains to be seen.