Drake Maye got off to a sizzling start, a rookie receiver caught a 50-yard touchdown and everything else we saw at Patriots minicamp practice today.

The Boston sports scene is currently abuzz with the Red Sox promoting Roman Anthony, the No. 1 prospect in baseball, to the big leagues. Meanwhile, just about 34 miles south of Fenway Park, the youngsters for the New England Patriots were making noise behind Gillette Stadium during Day 1 of mandatory minicamp.

The New England Patriots kick-started mandatory minicamp on Monday after spending the previous three weeks prepping during voluntary organized team activities (OTAs). As Patriots coach Mike Vrabel noted during his media scrum,