The Patriots conducted their third practice of OTAs today, and it was the first session that was open to the media. Players practiced in shorts, T-shirts and helmets, and their numbers were stripped from their helmets, so it was more difficult than usual to take attendance or detail every playmaker. Nonetheless, here were some takeaways from the two-hour workout.
Notable absences: Sebastian Vollmer, Ryan Wendell, Dont'a Hightower, Jerod Mayo, Brandon LaFell, Malcolm Butler, Chandler Jones, Matthew Slater
Key takeaways:
- It didn’t appear Jamie Collins, Alan Branch, Chris Jones or Sealver Siliga were present, either, but we were a little less sure about those attendance figures than the above absentees.