New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel praised wide receiver Demario Douglas' football energy and growth.

Could the Patriots take advantage of some of the minicamp holdouts across the NFL with a mid-summer trade? Mike Vrabel didn’t rule it out.

Mike Vrabel and the New England Patriots have high expectations heading into the 2025 NFL season. After a brutal 2024 campaign that saw Jerod Mayo lose his head coaching job after just one year, the Patriots have been busy this offseason.

Elsewhere at practice Tuesday, Christian Gonzalez starred, DeMario Douglas out-shined all the wideouts, a rising pass rusher nabbed his second sack in as many days and a rookie maintained his lead in a major position battle.

The New England Patriots were the first team to start mandatory minicamp Monday, while the majority of the league will start Tuesday (some teams are still in voluntary OTAs and will have mandatory minicamp next week).

For the second straight open practice, Drake Maye was sharp under center — specifically when things moved into the red area for the final two competitive 11-on-11 periods. Down near the goal line, the second-year quarterback had back-to-back touchdowns to TreVeyon Henderson out of the backfield before hitting Kendrick Bourne in the back right corner of the end zone.