The Boston sports scene is currently abuzz with the Red Sox promoting Roman Anthony, the No. 1 prospect in baseball, to the big leagues. Meanwhile, just about 34 miles south of Fenway Park, the youngsters for the New England Patriots were making noise behind Gillette Stadium during Day 1 of mandatory minicamp.

The New England Patriots kick-started mandatory minicamp on Monday after spending the previous three weeks prepping during voluntary organized team activities (OTAs). As Patriots coach Mike Vrabel noted during his media scrum,

The play of the day came from Kyle Williams. The wide receiver caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from Dobbs during the first 11-on-11 period. Williams blew through the Patriots secondary and split safeties Dell Pettus and Marcus Epps en route to catching the ball and running in the end zone.