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Patriots Have Lounge with PlayStation, Billiards, Ping Pong and More at Training Camp

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It's a new era in Foxborough.

The New England Patriots are having their first training camp since 2000 without Bill Belichick and new head coach Jerod Mayo has made some changes to the setup.

Mike Reiss of ESPN reported that a notable change is a player lounge that "includes billiards, PlayStation and a pingpong table, among other things."

"I think it's important to create those spaces," Mayo told Reiss. "One thing I've noticed over the past, let's say five years, is a lot of times when guys get a break they just go to their locker and get on their phone; they're scrolling through social media and there's really no interaction.