Connecting with Brown in practice
Maye was sharp at Friday's practice, which he started off with a long touchdown pass to A.J. Brown on the first play of the 11-on-11 period, Paul Perillo of the Patriots' official site reports.
Maye enjoyed a breakout sophomore season while facing a historically easy regular-season schedule, but the 2024 first-round pick came crashing back down to earth in the playoffs. The Patriots made the Super Bowl despite Maye posting the worst playoff performance of all time by expected points added, which finally caught up to New England in a 29-13 Super Bowl loss to the Seahawks. Maye will get a chance to try to avenge that loss to Seattle in the first game of the 2026 regular season Sept. 9, and he'll have a new top target for that rematch in Brown, with whom Maye has started to build a rapport as training camp progresses.
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Extends deal with New England
Henry agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract extension with the Patriots on Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Romeo Doubs
Returns to practice Friday
Doubs (personal) returned to practice Friday, Karen Guregian of MassLive.com reports.
Romeo Doubs
Misses another practice
Doubs (undisclosed) remained sidelined at practice Thursday, Taylor Kyles of CLNSMedia.com reports.
Romeo Doubs
Doesn't practice Wednesday
Doubs (undisclosed) missed practice Wednesday, Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald reports.
A.J. Brown
Works through thumb issue
Though Brown dislocated his thumb during Monday's practice, he continued to work through the session afterward, Mark Daniels of MassLive.com reports.
Lan Larison
In camp competition vs. rookies
Larison is battling rookies Jam Miller and Myles Montgomery for the third spot on the Patriots' running back depth chart, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site reports.
A.J. Brown
Building connection with Maye
After the connection between Brown and QB Drake Maye got off to a slow start in training camp, Paul Perillo of the Patriots' official site notes that "there have been some serious signs of life since the pads came on Thursday morning."
A.J. Brown
Clicks with Maye on Thursday
During Thursday's padded practice, Brown and QB Drake Maye routinely connected throughout the session, Mark Daniels of MassLive.com reports.
Kayshon Boutte
Hoping to remain with Patriots
Boutte is aware of the trade rumors surrounding him but hopes to remain with the Patriots, Zack Cox of the Boston Herald reports.
Rhamondre Stevenson
Practicing Thursday
Stevenson (undisclosed) is participating in Thursday's padded practice, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site reports.