Patriots' top receiver reportedly ready to go for training camp
The New England Patriots received some positive news ahead of training camp. Juju Smith-Schuster, who sat out for the entirety of OTAs and mandatory minicamp, says he will be ready to go for the start of training camp, the Boston Globe's Nicole Yang reports. The receiver missed most of the offseason due to a knee […]
The New England Patriots received some positive news ahead of training camp.
Juju Smith-Schuster, who sat out for the entirety of OTAs and mandatory minicamp, says he will be ready to go for the start of training camp, the Boston Globe's Nicole Yang reports.
The receiver missed most of the offseason due to a knee injury that he suffered at the end of last season. Smith-Schuster is coming off a Super Bowl championship, and is starting his three-year, $33 million contract with New England.
While the Patriots missed out on signing DeAndre Hopkins, who instead chose to join the Tennessee Titans, things aren't all bad. With six years of playing experience, Smith-Schuster adds an additional offensive weapon for New England and Jones has found time to work with the receiver despite him not being in attendance for optional OTAs and mandatory minicamp.
“We’ve gotten some reps together and a lot of that’s like, he’s working through some things so we’re always talking about the offense, certain plays, things that he likes, and I think that’s good," Jones said during mandatory minicamp. "It’s the conversations that always helps just to see it how he sees it.”
“We’ve gotten some reps together and a lot of that’s like, he’s working through some things so we’re always talking about the offense, certain plays, things that he likes, and I think that’s good," Jones added. "It’s the conversations that always helps just to see it how he sees it.”
And for Smith-Schuster, he is looking only at the positives and is enjoying the atmosphere at Foxborough.
“You can just feel the atmosphere of the energy getting better,” Smith-Schuster said to the Globe.” I thought at first it was a little bit slow, but now it’s a lot faster. It’s more uptempo, more pace, and it’s really, really nice.”
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