FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:
1. Mayo's stamp: It sure is different at Patriots training camp.
Three practices into Jerod Mayo's first year as head coach, his personal stamp on the team and vision for the transition from the wildly successfully Bill Belichick era has shown up in several areas. Players have taken note.
"I think Mayo is doing a great job -- his leadership style and how he's morphing everything from the past and then also into the future," said tight end Hunter Henry, who enters his ninth NFL season and fourth in New England.