The Patriots are two weeks into phase three of the NFL offseason program, where head coach Jerod Mayo's squad has held seven organized team activities so far this spring.
During phase three, there's no contact in unpadded practices, but teams can run non-contact drills resembling real football (7-on-7, 11-on-11). The Patriots have opened two practices to the media, with one more open OTA scheduled before New England holds a three-day mandatory minicamp from June 10-12. The spring will end with Tom Brady's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on 6/12/2024 (airing on Patriots.com).
We are telling you all this scheduling minutia to give you proper context into how often we've seen rookie quarterback Drake Maye practice as a Patriot to make an obvious point: it's very, very early.