FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and the NFL:

1. Game captains: Every Friday in the Patriots' team meeting, coach Mike Vrabel showcases one player and puts their high school football highlights on the screen. The energy in the room usually rises as Vrabel asks the group if they know who it is.

This is what players describe as one of the highly anticipated parts of the week, with Vrabel revealing the pick for who will serve as a game captain.

In Week 3, for example, Vrabel selected defensive tackle Milton Williams , who was coming off a game in which he registered a game-clinching sack.

"It was cool. They pulled up my high school 'HUDL' highlight from back in the day and it was just funny, seeing how skinny I was back then," Williams

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