Patriots' Gabe Jacas Shines in Team Meetings and Practice

WHO:

Pats Pulpit - RB Terrell Jennings participated in his first practice of the summer after being activated off the NFI list.

Pats Pulpit - WR Kyle Williams joined practice late and did not participate after appearing to be banged up.

Heavy NFL - Rookie Gabe Jacas, New England Patriots, head coach Mike Vrabel, Milton Williams

Pats Pulpit - New England Patriots, RB Terrell Jennings, WR Kyle Williams, OLB coach Mike Smith, A.J. Brown, Christian Gonzalez, UDFA Channing Canada, rookie Karon Prunty, Caleb Lomu, Dametrious Crownover

WHAT:

Pats Pulpit - A.J. Brown caught three passes from Drake Maye in full-team work despite suffering a dislocated thumb.

Pats Pulpit - Rookie tackle Caleb Lomu split his six reps in 1-on-1 work but was beaten inside by both Quintayvious Hutchins and Bradyn Swinson.

Heavy NFL - Gabe Jacas joined the New England Patriots practice field after a late contract agreement and a knee procedure.

Heavy NFL - Milton Williams revealed a humorous situation involving Gabe Jacas during team meetings.

Pats Pulpit - Jacas increased his participation level in practice, taking a handful of reps in full-team work and a 1-on-1 rep.

Pats Pulpit - Terrell Jennings was activated off the NFI list and participated in full-team work and kick returner drills.

Pats Pulpit - A.J. Brown suffered a dislocated thumb but did not miss practice time.

WHERE:

Heavy NFL - New England Patriots practice field

Pats Pulpit - FieldHouse

WHEN:

Pats Pulpit - Jacas made his practice debut on a Saturday.

Pats Pulpit - The team returned to work on a Monday after a day off on Sunday.

WHY:

Heavy NFL - The humorous situation involving Jacas was shared by Milton Williams to highlight team dynamics.

HOW:

Pats Pulpit - Rookie offensive tackle Dametrious Crownover recorded a win over Elijah Ponder and also beat Swinson in drills.

Pats Pulpit - Jacas participated in drills, including a bullrush against OLB coach Mike Smith during practice.

In a busy practice session, running back Terrell Jennings made his summer debut after being activated off the NFI list, while wide receiver Kyle Williams joined late but did not participate due to an apparent injury. A.J. Brown impressively caught three passes from quarterback Drake Maye despite dealing with a dislocated thumb, and rookie tackle Caleb Lomu had a mixed performance, splitting his reps but getting beaten inside by two defenders. On a positive note, rookie offensive tackle Dametrious Crownover secured a win over Elijah Ponder and also bested Bradyn Swinson in drills.