FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:
1. Maye day: When Phil Longo was offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at the University of North Carolina from 2019 to 2022, he remembers what unfolded when the school was recruiting Drake Maye, whose family has deep ties to the school.
Maye and then-incumbent Tar Heels quarterback Sam Howell ended up on opposite ends of a pingpong table and it turned into a marathon match.
"They stayed at the house until 2 in the morning because neither wanted to leave until they were ahead.