The New England Patriots returned to the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium on Wednesday to hold their third and final practice of mandatory minicamp. The session, which took place in ideal conditions, was the sixth all offseason that saw select members of the media observing it from a safe distance.
What they saw was an incumbent starting quarterback bouncing back after back-to-back rocky sessions: Cam Newton, per Mark Daniels of the Providence Journal, “had his best practice of the week and best we’ve seen this spring. He was the best QB on the field today.