As preseason starts, Mike Vrabel wasted no time showing off the Patriots’ prized quarterback, Drake Maye . The Gillette crowd didn’t have to wait long for fireworks either. TreVeyon Henderson took the opening kickoff 100 yards to the house. He set the tone for a blowout 48-18 win over the Commanders . While that kind of start had Foxborough buzzing, not everything in New England was picture-perfect.

Their preseason momentum comes at a cost. Vrabel confirmed that All-Pro corner Christian Gonzalez will sit out this week’s practices and the upcoming trip to Minnesota. He will join only as a non-participant due to a hamstring injury. Second-year wideout Ja’Lynn Polk won’t even make the journey. For a team building rhythm around a QB like Maye, losing offensive and defensive weap

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