Today was the final OTA practice open to the media, so it’s the last time we’ll see the Patriots on the field until training camp, just over a month away. Two big headlines from today was the return of three players — Rob Gronkowski, Dion Lewis and Shaq Mason.
Not sure what was going on with Gronkowski and why he was missing from mandatory minicamp last week, but it doesn’t seem like anything too serious. The horrible media pundits can go back to trying fabricate the “Gronk’s unhappy with his contract” hot take they all seem so obsessed with.
Lewis’ return is excellent news, and brings back memories of Wes Welker returning to OTAs during the 2010 offseason, just five months removed from tearing his ACL. Welker was ready to go in Week 1 of the 2010 season but the Patriots still managed his snaps early in the year and I’d expect the same of Lewis. But the fact that he was on the field, running and cutting, is a good one no matter how you spin it.
Here are some more tweets of note:
UDFA CB Jonathan Jones broke out today. He had 4 pass deflections coming against all three quarterbacks. He also deflected Brady’s only inc
— Mark Daniels (@MarkDanielsPJ) June 13, 2016
Jones is a popular pick for this year’s UDFA to make the roster. I’ll be very curious to see how he compares to Darryl Roberts. Those two could be fighting for the last CB roster spot.
Here’s one more vid of Lewis. Note the plant foot. pic.twitter.com/Pj1YG1yYjQ
— Kevin Duffy (@KevinRDuffy) June 13, 2016
RB coach Ivan Fears was surprised to see Dion Lewis back at practice pic.twitter.com/1sb2me3CN9
— Mark Daniels (@MarkDanielsPJ) June 13, 2016
Video: Rob Gronkowski back at practice and coming right at you after the head-and-shoulder shake. pic.twitter.com/pXSP0d1h1o
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) June 13, 2016
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