We’re not sure what Lane Johnson classifies as “fun” when he insists that the New England Patriots never get to have any, but Bill Belichick didn’t exactly hold his players’ feet to the fire for their final set of voluntary OTAs this week.
For one thing, Belichick canceled the final two days, letting players start their final weeks before the start of training camp a little early; he was happy with what the team had accomplished to that point.
But even before cutting players loose, Belichick changed things up.
Leather helmets and old-school lunch
ESPN Patriots reporter Mike Reiss writes that when players reported to the team facility on Tuesday, parts of it looked as if it had been placed in a time machine.