While the media got a glimpse of quarterback Drake Maye and the other newcomers during Rookie Minicamp, this was the first time the entire team was together on the field. And Maye was standing alongside veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett. Prior to the players taking the field, head coach Jerod Mayo addressed the media. Here's everything he said:

FOXBORO — Drake Maye’s work ethic has already made an impression on Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo. Maye wrapped up his first practice with Patriots veteran players Monday at organized team activities, but he was able to get on the Gillette Stadium fields earlier this month at rookie minicamp.

So, how did he look at the first OTAs practice? Did the offense look improved from last year in a limited setting? How did the defense perform? Here are six takeaways from Day 1 of the Patriots’ OTAs practice: Jul 26,

The Patriots' offseason program will really kick into high gear on Monday when Jerod Mayo and company host their first OTA practice in Foxboro. This will be the first of 10 days of organized team practice activity (OTAs for short) that the team will hold over the next few weeks.

The Patriots hit the practice field for a well-attended voluntary OTA session on Monday afternoon. On a picturesque spring day on the backfields at Gillette Stadium, there was a clear pecking order for reps as the offense continued to install Alex Van Pelt’s new scheme.

This is the time of year where every NFL team faces questions and begins the process of trying to answer those questions. That’s especially true for the Patriots as Jerod Mayo’s team continues to ramp up its work.