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Patriots Tweets Of Note: Training Camp Day 2

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Day 1 saw a strong day for the offense, especially DeVante Parker, who linked up nicely with Mac Jones in a redzone-heavy first practice of Training Camp. Here are the Tweets Of Note from Day 2!

The first question posed to Bill this morning at his pre-training press conference was about the contract extension which was given to DT Davon Godchaux last night. Bill described him as one of the best defensive tackles in the league.

Marcus Jones is an intriguing player, who, is a little on the small side, but he for sure looks like he can contribute straight away for the team as a specialist. With Gunner Olszewski moving on to Pittsburgh, a role is open for a punt returner. Jones has been fielding punts so far in camp, but It’s hard to tell how well he’s been doing. It’ll be worth keeping an eye on his progression in this role through the first preseason game as I’m sure he’ll be one of a few on return duty.

Mac to Henry last year was one of the few scoring partnerships which worked in the redzone, nice to hear a continuation of that today.

I personally didn’t think Montgomery would be in major contention for a place on the roster, but so far he’s been involved and seems to be potentially carving out a role for himself on offense. While James White remains on PUP, Montgomery will certainly be expecting to play a role this year.

Two Tweets for this one, Ben Volin’s description played out from a retweet on our blog Twitter page, showcasing a nice play between Mac and Parker right on the far side of the endzone, beating Jalen Mills in coverage.

Doug Kyed notes that Josh Bledsoe is having a fine start to camp, continuing on from a successful first day with another solid session this morning. Bledsoe has a real chance of playing a role in the secondary this year, especially if he can continue this when the pads come on next week.

Something to bring a smile to your face for the final one today, Mac taking a photo with a young fan on his 5th birthday.

Day 3 tomorrow! LFG

REPORT: Patriots sign DT Davon Godchaux to a two-year $20.8M extension

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After their first day of Training Camp, the Patriots have extended DT Davon Godchaux to a two-year $20.8M deal, with $17.85M guaranteed.

This is a little surprising, now Godchaux did fine last year, and started 16 games of the season on defense, but I just wasn’t expecting an extension this early. My immediate thought is that this will create some cap space for the team, something which we should find out sometime later today/tomorrow from our friend over at @patscap on Twitter.

Godchaux gets rewarded well for playing both DT and DE last season, and clearly, he impressed the coaches enough to warrant a new deal with such a high guaranteed amount of money.

Patriots Tweets Of Note: Training Camp Day 1

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Camp is back! This offseason has dragged along since the Draft in April, but finally, we have some football again. If you’re new here, Tweets Of Note breaks down Twitter posts of note from Pats reporters in attendance at Training Camp.

Mike D posted his obligatory training field photo early this morning, showcasing the beautiful weather over Foxborough for the first day of Training Camp.

Donning some new ‘BB’ shorts, Bill opened up his morning presser by confirming the day would be spent focusing on redzone work along with confirming that pads wouldn’t be worn until next Monday.

Not totally uncommon for the odd few players to try out on the opposite side of the ball early on in Camp, so something to watch as the days merge together on how Murray progresses on the offensive line.

Good start with no new absences for the first day, here’s hoping David Andrews, Jon Jones, Jabrill Peppers and others can get back on the field soon. Some questions still linger about James White and if he’ll be able to play a role at all this season.

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Where Are They Now? The 2019 Patriots Draft Class

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Following the departure of former first-round pick N’Keal Harry on Tuesday, I’ve decided to take a look at what’s happened to every Patriots pick from the 2019 NFL Draft.

N’Keal Harry – First Round – Pick 32

N’Keal Harry was chosen with the final pick of the first round by the Patriots which led to much excitement and optimism in the fanbase. The excitement stemmed from the choice of a player in a key position to try and supplement Tom Brady’s desire to have weapons at his disposal.

Unfortunately, it was clear by the end of his second year with the team that he was not going to live up to his Draft position and drifted down the depth chart. Along with his lack of production and being prone to injury, the writing was on the wall for Harry and he was eventually traded last week to Chicago for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2024 Draft.

In three seasons, Harry finished with 57 receptions – 598 Yards – 4 Touchdowns

Not that you need reminding, but the Pats took Harry above the following receivers in the class:

Deebo Samuel (R2/36) // A.J. Brown (R2/51) // Mecole Hardman (R2/56) // DK Metcalf (R2/64) // Diontae Johnson (R2/66) // Terry McLaurin (R3/76) // Hunter Renfrow (R5/149)
*Players in bold have been selected for the Pro Bowl

Joejuan Williams – Second Round – Pick 45

Joejuan Williams is another pick that has turned out to be a disappointment. Taken in the second round, the hope was for Williams to be a key contributor in the secondary, coming off a decent College career at Vanderbilt. In reality, he’s only been able to carve out a role on special teams and as a depth option at cornerback so far after three seasons in New England.

Like Harry, Williams could also be gone by the start of the 2022 season.

Chase Winovich – Third Round – Pick 77

Ah, what could have been.

Chase Winovich was an exciting pick out of Michigan and had a solid rookie year, recording 5.5 sacks and contributing on defense for a Patriots side that made it to a Wildcard matchup. His second year continued along the same lines, however, he managed to start 9/16 games, again recording 5.5 sacks, and looked to be establishing himself as a starter on defense.

Unfortunately, his third and final season on the team wasn’t great. Winovich didn’t manage to record a sack or start any of the limited 13 games he suited up for in a year that was hampered by injury and lack of favor with Bill Belichick.

Winovich was traded to Cleveland in exchange for LB Mack Wilson in March 2022.

Damien Harris – Third Round – Pick 87

After having a quiet rookie season that saw him touch the ball only four times, Harris became more involved in 2020, before taking the lead back role last year in 2021.

Harris is coming off a very productive campaign which saw him rush for 929 yards and 15 touchdowns during the regular season. With his rookie deal up at the end of this year, a decision will have to be made on his future.

With Rhamondre Stevenson on the roster and the Patriots taking two running backs in the 2022 Draft, it could be Harris’ final year in New England.

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Patriots trade WR N’Keal Harry to Chicago

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It was only a matter of time before N’Keal Harry moved on from the Patriots, and now, the chapter of the former first-round pick from 2019, is over.

The Pats acquire a seventh-rounder in 2024 for Harry, which is surprisingly more than I thought we would get for him, meaning I believed the team would probably release him at the beginning of camp. Harry gets an opportunity with a new team, and the Patriots begin the task of trimming down a busy WR room.

Unfortunately, he will be remembered as a bust who never reached anywhere near the expectations set by the franchise, towards the end he asked for a trade and the writing was on the wall for a good portion of time. Personally, I’m pretty sad it didn’t work out with Harry, I was present in November 2019 when he scored his first NFL touchdown against Dallas. It seems that really was the height of his Patriots career.

Patriots Tweets Of Note: Mini Camp 06/08/22

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Day 2 of Mini Camp is in the books and there was plenty of interesting reports from those lucky enough to be in attendance, so let’s check out today’s Tweets Of Note!

Mike D’s daily vantage point picture shows a gloomy look over the Foxboro practice fields.

Jack Jones has certainly been the standout of the rookie class so far, he was around the ball a lot today making plays. I also watched his press conference after and seems like a good kid who has matured since his distractions in college.

Love to see this up close sled work, the big boys putting the work in.

The Jones-Nixon connection continues, and Ernie Adams’ final pick of the 2021 Draft is beginning to create a frenzy from his early camp performances, this is for sure a partnership to watch.

A bigger brace on for Mac today, always something of note when any mobility supports are changed on a QB, but it didn’t seem to impact his throwing that’s for sure.

Another narrative that’s running wild is who will be calling plays for the offense this season, Patricia seems to be the front runner, as he continued to call team drills, but I have a feeling we won’t be finding out officially anytime soon.

Some noted attendees by Mark Daniels with nothing too major to reflect on. Kendrick Bourne did return today as expected.

More tomorrow!

Patriots Tweets Of Note: OTAs 06/07/22

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Tweets Of Note is back! I’ll be covering tweets from reporters present at all three OTA practices this week starting with what went down at today’s first mandatory session.

Mike D offers a great view from his vantage point today, covering the action for Patriots Unfiltered!

An interesting note by Mike Onwenu is that he’s been continuing to work at both guard and tackle during his time away, it could be a big year for him in the offensive front.

Bourne was one of the most notable absentees from today’s first mandatory session, although the consensus is that he’ll be back on the field in the coming days. I thought Harry may have sat out, but he was also there, but I think he’ll be traded by the start of Training Camp.

It will be interesting to see if this is a thing Mac keeps going throughout the summer, or if it’s more of an OTA pre-camp thing, but the extra work won’t hurt, and it sounded like he made some nice plays today. Expectations are tempered here, no pads, it’s not real football yet.

Some nice action shots on the Spanish Pats account!

A lot of reports mentioned this play from Jones to Nixon, the latter of which spent his rookie season on the practice squad.

An interesting bit from Bill’s presser today, I wonder if Cam Newton wished they would have done this when he was in New England?

Yes! A bit of aggression early on, involving this year’s first-round pick Cole Strange.

This is indeed new, something to watch as the summer rolls on, Wynn is heading into the final year of his contract, having really underwhelmed by my expectations in a Patriots uniform, I don’t really know what his season is shaping up to be. We’ll see.

More tomorrow, Go Pats!