Overview

• A heated skirmish broke out midway through practice when rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson’s blitz pickup block escalated into a pile-up.
• Coach Mike Vrabel plunged into the scrum to separate players and returned with a cut cheek after incidental contact with offensive tackle Will Campbell.
• Officials contained the melee without ejecting any participants and practice continued uninterrupted with Vrabel leading the session.
• Quarterback Drake Maye, wide receiver DeMario Douglas and tight end Hunter Henry praised Vrabel’s intervention as a defining example of the physical accountability he demands.
• The Patriots now shift focus to their preseason opener against the Commanders on Friday as the first live-game test of the team’s readiness under Vrabel.