Tom Brady throws interception while Jimmy Garoppolo doesn’t throw an incompletion in team drills
Jimmy Garoppolo went 10 of 10, as the Patriots worked on screen passes on Thursday.
Tom Brady appeared to be keeping the defense honest during 11-on-11 drills when he threw an interception on Thursday.
Under Brady and Jimmy Garoppolo, the Patriots offense had been drilling running back and wide receiver screen passes, and as a result, the defense appeared to be cheating toward the line of scrimmage. So Brady tested them deep twice. On the first deep throw, he hit Matthew Slater on a beautiful pass just outside the end zone. On the second toss during his third set of 11-on-11’s, Brady threw for wideout Chris Harper, who broke off his route early in an apparent miscommunication. With Harper giving up on the ball, safety Duron Harmon came streaking across the defensive backfield to make the falling interception.
Garoppolo settled for screens and out-routes, and finished his three sets of 11-on-11 team drills going a perfect 10 of 10. Brady was 6 of 10 with the interception, and had a nifty shovel pass to Aaron Dobson after scrambling away from pressure. It was his second interception in team drills so far in camp.
While Brady’s temperament has been fiery throughout camp — spiking his helmet once and swearing loudly a few times — Brady didn’t get heated during Thursday’s practice. While Garoppolo did a half-speed walkthrough near the end of practice with the first-team offense and defense, Brady took a knee with his head down to take a breather.
Brady was the last Patriot off the field.
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