New England Patriots Rookie QB and Rookie WR Building Strong Connection

The New England Patriots wrapped up the mandatory minicamp portion of their offseason program last week, now sitting just about a month away from the start of training camp.

While the defense overall had the offense's number throughout the spring, two of the young players and hopeful future building blocks in quarterback Drake Maye and wide receiver Ja'Lynn Polk are beginning to build a strong connection early on in their young careers.

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According to a report from ESPN Boston's Mike Reiss, Maye and Polk have been seen getting extra reps in together at the conclusion of practices as they look to get on the same page.

"The extra work might have been a factor in Maye and Polk combining for a 5-yard touchdown to end the final practice of mandatory minicamp -- a bang-bang play on a fade route with one second remaining that sparked a raucous celebration from the entire offense and had defenders dropping for pushups," Reiss said.

Reiss also shared an account from Polk on the play.

"The drive before, Drake goes 'be ready,'" said Polk. "We had an option to go fade or another route. I heard it in my head, him say 'I'm throwing that fade.' So I was like, 'Go make a play.'"

Polk says that their extra work is about getting timing correct and building their chemistry by learning what the other does well.

"We're working on that timing, figuring him out and the things that he's really great at. He wants to go out there and get those extra catches in, and if there was something he didn't feel like he did a great job in practice, he wants to make sure he corrects it after practice and gets it right," he said.

The pair of first and second round picks are clearly putting in the work to become a dynamic duo in New England.