With today’s joint session in the books, the New England Patriots now have ten days worth of practices on their 2019 training camp résumé. While the team still has a long way to go before roster cutdowns later this month and the regular season opener on September 8, it appears as if one of the most challenging periods of the summer is behind the players and coaches — at least if head coach Bill Belichick is to be believed.
The future Hall of Famer, who is entering his 45th year in the NFL, spoke about the challenges of camp during a press conference earlier today and pointed out that the first ten days in particular are especially difficult for everyone involved: “The first ten days of camp are hard for everybody because there’s new material being installed all the time, and then the other side of the ball’s installing new material all the time,” said Belichick.