FOXBOROUGH — Though Efton Chism III made the 53-man roster out of training camp, he has yet to be active on game day for the Patriots.

So what has the undrafted rookie out of Eastern Washington been working on behind the scenes during his first September in the NFL?

Wide receivers coach Todd Downing shed some light on that in a Thursday afternoon interview at Gillette Stadium.

“He’s learning his pro routine. He’s tied at the hip with Mack (Hollins), so those two are together all the time,” Downing said. “He’s learning how to prepare his body. He’s learning how to recover from heavy loads on practice days and things like that.”

A major focus at this point is getting the entire playbook down, so if elevated to a backup role on game day, he’s ready to fill any gap that may pop up on th

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