FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel jumped into a pile of players at Wednesday's practice with the Washington Commanders and came out with a bloodied cheek, which caught the attention of players in the ensuing huddle.

"That's what we're trying to build, and it starts with the head coach -- intensity, bringing it every day, taking no crap when we're out there on the field," quarterback Drake Maye said. "The mentality, I like it. That's what you want."

Vrabel later held a bag of ice on his right cheek. The scrum that Vrabel entered came after rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson stepped up to execute a block in blitz pickup against the Commanders' defense, and suddenly, multiple players were piled up on the field.

"Pass pro is physical. It's a physical ga

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