At Patriots practice Tuesday, hulking left tackle Trent Brown finally rejoined team periods, a veteran returned after missing three straight practices, the pass rush dominated again and the secondary had a quiet day.
Elsewhere, defensive tackle Christian Barmore pulled off the pass rush move of camp, the wide receivers remained a mixed bag, rookie quarterback/wide receiver Malik Cunningham put on a show, Marcus Jones snatched an interception and the kicking competition beat on.
The Patriots returned to practice Sunday after their second off day of training camp. They'll play their first preseason game Thursday night at home against the Texans.
The Patriots' most critical practice of training camp is over. Here's everything that happened in Foxboro, from Mac Jones to JuJu Smith-Schuster and Bill Belichick's defense.