{"id":955376,"date":"2026-07-25T20:21:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T20:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/955376\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T20:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T20:21:18","slug":"5-winners-and-losers-from-patriots-first-training-camp-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/955376\/","title":{"rendered":"5 winners and losers from Patriots\u2019 first training camp practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New England Patriots entered the fields behind Gillette Stadium on Saturday for their first practice of training camp. It was an eventful start to the summer for the reigning AFC champions.<\/p>\n

To recap the action, please make sure to check out our Patriots training camp notebook<\/a>. In the meantime, here is who caught our eye during the 90-minute session.<\/p>\n

WR Kayshon Boutte: Despite trade rumors and the arrivals of A.J. Brown and Romeo Doubs, Kayshon Boutte reported to training camp alongside his teammates and quickly showed why he has been one of Drake Maye\u2019s favorite receivers going back to the QB\u2019s rookie season. During early 11-on-11 work, Maye unleashed a deep ball down the left sideline and hit Boutte on a go route for a gain of approximately 40 yards.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s nothing new,\u201d Maye said after practice. \u201cYou guys have seen it all year last year, and the year before. He just keeps doing things right. I\u2019m proud of him for getting in there, jumping in there. He understands if he\u2019s got something down the sideline, and a ball down the field, that he\u2019s got a chance it\u2019s coming his way. Great catch.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other performances of note<\/p>\n

QB Tommy DeVito: The quarterbacks did not get a lot of work on Saturday, but backup Tommy DeVito still managed to produce a rough start. He went 0-for-3 on the day and struggled particularly during his first series on the field. No turnovers are a positive, but that\u2019s about it.<\/p>\n

WR DeMario Douglas: The momentum train keeps rolling for the Patriots\u2019 fourth-year receiver. After already being actively involved during the spring, Douglas continued to play a sizable role in the team\u2019s passing offense on Day 1 of camp. He hauled in two passes from Drake Maye and was heavily involved as a slot receiver alongside the aforementioned A.J. Brown and Romeo Doubs when New England went to 11-personnel.<\/p>\n

CB Christian Gonzalez: It took exactly one snap for the Patriots\u2019 starts to collide on Saturday. His first pass attempt of the session saw Drake Maye target A.J. Brown with Gonzalez in coverage. The soon-to-be highest-paid cornerback in the NFL<\/a>, however, was up for the challenge and provided tight man coverage that helped the ball fall to the ground incomplete. Gonzalez was not seriously tested the rest of the session, but he did participate fully which is a positive development after minicamp.<\/p>\n

S Mike Brown: The Patriots\u2019 offseason pickup saw action with the starter-level defense in nickel packages, serving as the third safety alongside Kevin Byard and Craig Woodson. It\u2019s early, but this usage is a positive for Brown and suggests that he might be more than a special teamer for New England \u2014 even though he did get beat by DeMario Douglas at one point.<\/p>\n

The Patriots will hold their second practice of training camp on Sunday. Gates will open at 9:15 p.m. ET with the session set to start an hour later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New England Patriots entered the fields behind Gillette Stadium on Saturday for their first practice of training…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":955377,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[7,52640,1095,20133],"class_list":["post-955376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-new-england-patriots-analysis","tag-new-england-patriots-opinion","tag-new-england-patriots-training-camp"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116982479796489283","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=955376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955376\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/955377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=955376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=955376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=955376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}