A.J. Brown’s first Patriots practice was a quiet four-snap acclimation day, and that was the plan

A.J. Brown’s first practice as a Patriot was deliberately low-key. He passed his physical, worked through positional drills, played a handful of team snaps and caught his first pass from Drake Maye, giving New England its first live checkpoint before mandatory minicamp.

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