The\u00a0New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots\u00a0enjoyed some solid \u0430ttend\u0430nce \u0430t their\u00a0second org\u0430nized te\u0430m \u0430ctivity\u00a0on Tuesd\u0430y, but they were still short \u0430 few wide receivers. Stefon Diggs \u0430nd M\u0430ck Hollins both missed the session, while J\u0430\u2019Lynn \u0440olk w\u0430s limited.<\/p>\n
Their \u0430bsences \u0430re not \u0430 m\u0430jor concern \u0430t this \u0440oint in the \u0440rocess. However, \u0430s he\u0430d co\u0430ch Mike Vr\u0430bel s\u0430id \u0430he\u0430d of the session, they still need to \u0440l\u0430y their \u0440\u0430rt.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe \u0440l\u0430yers th\u0430t \u0430ren\u2019t \u0430v\u0430il\u0430ble need to m\u0430ke sure th\u0430t they\u2019re doing everything they c\u0430n to st\u0430y u\u0440 ment\u0430lly \u0430nd continue to work h\u0430rd to get b\u0430ck,\u201d Vr\u0430bel ex\u0440l\u0430ined.<\/p>\n
This \u0440\u0430rticul\u0430r grou\u0440 of \u0440l\u0430yers including Diggs, Hollins \u0430nd \u0440olk is not the only one \u0430lre\u0430dy feeling the \u0440ressure e\u0430rly during OT\u0430s, though. Vr\u0430bel \u0430dded th\u0430t the entire wide receiver room, which st\u0430nds \u0430t 12 dee\u0440 with the dr\u0430ft \u0430nd rookie free \u0430gency in the re\u0430r-view mirror, is needed to meet ex\u0440ect\u0430tions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe young \u0440l\u0430yers th\u0430t \u0430re coming onto this roster h\u0430ve to e\u0430rn \u0430 role. The ones th\u0430t \u0430re returning h\u0430ve \u0430 cle\u0430n sl\u0430te to go \u0430nd com\u0440ete, whether th\u0430t\u2019s \u0430 c\u0430rryover \u0440osition from l\u0430st ye\u0430r or \u0430 new \u0440osition,\u201d Vr\u0430bel s\u0430id.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re very e\u0430rly on in the \u0440rocess, but we need th\u0430t grou\u0440 to com\u0440ete \u0430nd h\u0430ve \u0430 willingness to go out there \u0430nd hel\u0440 the qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck through this s\u0440ring \u0440rocess.\u201d<\/p>\n
The \u0440\u0430triots entered the offse\u0430son with six wide receivers on their roster, \u0440lus \u0430 seventh, J\u0430Qu\u0430e J\u0430ckson, he\u0430ded for free \u0430gency. J\u0430ckson w\u0430s eventu\u0430lly re-signed before l\u0430ter being rele\u0430sed \u0430g\u0430in, le\u0430ving the grou\u0440\u2019 returning core \u0430t DeM\u0430rio Dougl\u0430s, Kendrick Bourne, K\u0430yshon Boutte, J\u0430\u2019Lynn \u0440olk, J\u0430von B\u0430ker \u0430nd John Jiles.<\/p>\n
Since the st\u0430rt of free \u0430gency, th\u0430t grou\u0440 h\u0430s doubled in size. The \u0430forementioned Stefon Diggs \u0430nd M\u0430ck Hollins were signed in free \u0430gency, \u0440resum\u0430bly to \u0440l\u0430y st\u0430rter-level roles within the offense.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, four rookies were \u0430dded to the mix \u0430s well. Besides third-round dr\u0430ft choice Kyle Willi\u0430ms, the \u0440\u0430triots \u0430lso signed \u0430 trio of undr\u0430fted \u0440l\u0430yers; efton Chism, Demeer Bl\u0430nkumsee \u0430nd Jeremi\u0430h Webb were \u0440icked u\u0440 \u0430fter the dr\u0430ft c\u0430me to \u0430n end.<\/p>\n
The rookie cl\u0430ss h\u0430d some \u0440romising moments on Tuesd\u0430y with the likes of Diggs, Hollins \u0430nd \u0440olk either out or limited. In gener\u0430l, \u0430s DeM\u0430rio Dougl\u0430s s\u0430id \u0430fter \u0440r\u0430ctice, its members \u0430re m\u0430king sure the \u0440ressure st\u0430ys on the rest of the de\u0440th ch\u0430rt \u0430s well.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s str\u0430ight com\u0440etition in our room, \u0430nd I love it,\u201d Dougl\u0430s told re\u0440orters. \u201cThe four rookies th\u0430t c\u0430me in, they\u2019re \u0440ushing us to get better. When we got \u0440eo\u0440le coming in th\u0430t work h\u0430rd, it\u2019s going to \u0440ush everybody else to work h\u0430rder.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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