FOXBOROUGH — Practice No 4 is in the books; let’s run down all you need to know, including stats, 1-on-1s, 7-on-7s, lineup adjustments and observations:
FOUR THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Kayshon Boutte stars again as offense makes some progress: The shell pads went on today ahead of an off day, so things ramped up a little bit more. Kayshon Boutte had the play of the day for the third straight real practice, a deep touchdown down the right side of the field from Drake Maye over Kevin Byard. Boutte had another touchdown, but it was whistled dead mid-play by Mike Vrabel. Boutte caught four passes today.
A.J. Brown was more involved today with three catches, with a couple of slants and one really nice hitch where he stopped and lost the cornerback.
The stuffed runs allowed were at a minimum today with the ability to be more aggressive with the block.
Will Campbell shows improvement in 1-on-1s: To ramp up for pads, the Patriots did 1-on-1 pass rush drills today at more of a 2/3rds speed. Not going to tabulate official results — the offensive line was the overwhelming winner as the pass rushers held a little back — but there were some notable reps. Will Campbell won both his reps, one against Dre’Mont Jones and another against Bradyn Swinson. Really liked the Swinson rep as Campbell was
