The training wheels are about to come off for the New England Patriots' rookie class. After 13 training camp practices of only going up against their themselves and their veteran teammates, they now will get a chance to hit somebody else.
That somebody else is the Indianapolis Colts, who are in Foxborough on Tuesday for a two-hour joint session. It projects to be the most competitive practice of the summer thus far, and a new experience for the first-year players on New England's roster.
"That'll be the real taste of the NFL going against a different team," said offensive tackle Caleb Lomu.
Lomu, who projects to spend his rookie season as the third offensive tackle behind starters Will Campbell and Morgan Moses, last competed against other players in late November. That day, he played 59 snaps as Utah's left tackle in a 31-21 win over Kansas.
There are obvious differences between that game and Tuesday's practice. Nonetheless, the first-round draft pick is looking forward to the upcoming challenge.
#lomu #somebody
That somebody else is the Indianapolis Colts, who are in Foxborough on Tuesday for a two-hour joint session. It projects to be the most competitive practice of the summer thus far, and a new experience for the first-year players on New England's roster.
"That'll be the real taste of the NFL going against a different team," said offensive tackle Caleb Lomu.
Lomu, who projects to spend his rookie season as the third offensive tackle behind starters Will Campbell and Morgan Moses, last competed against other players in late November. That day, he played 59 snaps as Utah's left tackle in a 31-21 win over Kansas.
There are obvious differences between that game and Tuesday's practice. Nonetheless, the first-round draft pick is looking forward to the upcoming challenge.
#lomu #somebody
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