FOXBORO — Sometimes life as a rookie third-string quarterback is difficult.

Patriots undrafted rookie QB Ben Wooldridge didn’t get any competitive reps during the team’s two joint practices with the Commanders and Vikings, conceding those to Drake Maye and Joshua Dobbs, and then was thrust into action to play the second half in Saturday’s preseason games.

So, how does Wooldridge prepare for a game without making any throws?

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“It’s just being able to get a rep while you’re maybe not in there physically getting the rep. Doing the mental rep behind where it’s going through the footwork, throwing the ball, but I’m actually not throwing the ball. And then you get a rep like that. So that’s one rep, and then you go into the meeting, you get another rep where we’re going throu

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