The first day of mandatory minicamp kick-started for the New England Patriots on Monday, and there were some key absences on the football field.
Receivers JuJu Smith-Schuster, who missed all of OTAs, still isn’t practicing. When speaking with the media, Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Smith-Schuster was day-to-day. Second-year wideout Tyquan Thornton was also missing in action.
The team announced they were waiving running back James Robinson and veteran corner Tae Hayes. So that explains both of their absences from practice.
However, perhaps the biggest story of the day was ESPN’s Mike Reiss’ report that defensive tackle Lawrence Guy is believed to be holding out for contract reasons. There’s a possibility of him racking up nearly $100,000 in fines if he sits out all three practices.
Meanwhile, offensive tackle Trent Brown was reportedly out due to travel issues. Here’s the full list of players that missed the start of Patriots minicamp.
- WR JuJu Smith-Schuster
- OT Trent Brown
- G Michael Onwenu
- DT Lawrence Guy
- WR Tyquan Thornton
- WR Kayshon Boutte
- RB James Robinson
- CB Tae Hayes
- CB Quandre Mosely
Mandatory minicamp is slated to run through Wednesday, and then the team will break until late July, before returning for training camp.
