FOXBOROUGH - Sunday’s Patriots practice had a defensive edge to it, and Drake Maye felt it.
The quarterback’s first interception of training camp came on a throw intended for A.J. Brown, and the secondary kept making life difficult from there.
Craig Woodson came away with the day’s biggest takeaway, diving on a tipped pass for the pick after Brown got a hand to a wobbly throw. Milton Williams got his hands up to knock another pass down, while Christian Gonzalez and Carlton Davis each added a breakup.
Maye didn’t look as crisp as he usually does. He sailed one throw over Eli Raridon’s head, and the interception came on a pass that never looked clean.
He finished 6-for-12, a quieter day than normal, though he still found a few bright spots with completions to Kyle Williams on a comeback route, Brown on a quick slant over the middle, and Kayshon Boutte on another deep ball near the sideline. That last one kept Boutte rolling after his highlight-reel catch on Saturday.
The session was non-padded, with plenty of outside runs and a healthy dose of deep shots.
Caleb Lomu got a notable look with the first team at right tackle. The rookie first-rounder has mostly been working as a swing tackle so far, filling in on both sides and spending most of his time with the backups. On Sunday, though, he lined up with the starters on the right side, while Will Campbell was at left tackle alongside Alijah Vera-Tucker, Jared Wilson, and Mike Onwenu.
Morgan Moses was at practice, but he did not take part in scrimmages. Coach Mike Vrabel said Friday that the 36-year-old tackle is being handled with a tailored plan.
“Morgan’s played a lot of football, and Morgan’s going to be one of those players that’s going to have a unique plan,” Vrabel said. “I’m going to have to figure out what that is.
And I’ve been hesitant to just say, ‘Hey, you’re going to go on these days. You’re not going to go on these days.’
“I like to kind of see how they respond, and really what he needs. Morgan’s at a point where it may just be individual one day, or it may just be the team reps one day, or it may be nothing one day.”
The battle for RB3 also got some attention. Rookie Jam Miller and second-year back Lan Larrison both saw several touches, and Miller had the run that stood out most.
On an outside run to the left, he found a crease and burst through it for a touchdown. It’s still early and the lack of pads matters, but it was one of the cleaner plays of the day.
Larrison appeared to get more of the work in the competition for the third running back spot, and his hands showed up on a short bubble catch in the backfield. Terrell Jennings, who handled the RB3 role last season after Antonio Gibson’s season-ending knee injury, opened camp on the NFI list. Miller, Larrison and Myles Montgomery are the names to keep watching there.
Borregales had a clean day as well. Andy Borregales went 6-for-6 on field goals, the only kicker to work in that part of practice.
He won last year’s competition with John Parker Romo, but not without some turbulence early on, including two missed extra points in Week 2 against Miami. This time, the start has been much smoother.
And there was one more note from the defensive line room: Christian Barmore said he gets daily text messages from Vince Wilfork, and he uses them as fuel. Wilfork, a five-time Pro Bowler, spent 10 seasons with the Patriots, earned four second-team All-Pro nods, and won two Super Bowls with the team.
Barmore signed what was, at the time, the largest non-Tom Brady contract in franchise history in 2024. Robert Kraft said Saturday that the Patriots made Christian Gonzalez an offer that would set a new franchise record if he accepts.
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