Opening day was so nice, the New England Patriots decided to do it twice. For the second time in as many days, the Pats participated in an early-afternoon mandatory minicamp practice. With heavy rain in the forecast,

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel made the decision to end minicamp practices a day early. On Tuesday, he spoke out on why.

Here are the six biggest takeaways from Day 1 of mandatory minicamp for the Patriots: Patriots quarterback Drake Maye picked up where he left off in the final open OTAs practice last week. He looked sharp on the field on Monday, completing 15-of-19 passes against the defense.