Two heavyweights collide in joint practices as Minnesota and New England test rookie signal-callers and veteran veterans under Flores' pressure. Drake Maye and JJ McCarthy face a defense that forces rapid decisions, while Stefon Diggs leans into a Minnesota homecoming and Justin Jefferson remains the league’s premier route runner. Addison and Okudah shine in their respective setups, while the Patriots’ interior line and Vikings’ front seven battle to shape early-season ceilings. The session doubles as a live fantasy lab: how run games, play-action, and back-end coverage shake out could swing rookie-year expectations and depth-chart bets in Weeks 1–4.