New England Patriots' quarterback Drake Maye has a new coach and more weapons in 2025, and multiple NFL coaches and executives believe he can ascend very quickly.

Minnesota Vikings linebacker Jonathan Greenard gave thoughts on New England Patriots rookie Will Campbell after Thursday's joint practice.

But that didn't stop Thursday's joint session from providing bleachers full of Vikings faithful with some fireworks. Especially as it pertained to the young quarterbacks. Which side got the best of Thursday's practice,

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel got knocked down attempting to break up a player fight during a joint practice with the Vikings on Thursday.

Not long after McCarthy put forth his best performance of training camp to wrap up joint practices against the Patriots on Thursday, head coach Kevin O’Connell confirmed the quarterback will not suit up a noon exhibition game between the Vikings and New England Patriots.

While New England did manage to land its punches, primarily on Day 1, the two-day event as a whole was, for lack of a better term, “won” by the home team. Vrabel and his club, meanwhile, are left looking for silver linings.

Against the Texans, the Vikings' reserves forced three turnovers, intercepting three Graham Mertz passes. Two were opportunistic plays on poor passes, while another was picked off on a deflection at the line of scrimmage by EDGE rusher Tyler Batty.