"Vrabel doesn't typically send his team off the field and into the locker room an hour into practice like he did Friday," The Ringer's Lindsay Jones wrote in her pool report of Wednesday's practice. "After a special teams session, Vrabel blew his whistle at 1:52 p.m. and motioned players to leave the field. Players spent 14 minutes inside while Bad Bunny songs (among others) played over the stadium speakers."
"What Vrabel did on Friday isn't entirely uncommon. In fact, Vrabel took a page out of his former head coach's playbook. Bill Belichick used to do the same thing in the final practice ahead of a Super Bowl when he was the head coach of the Patriots. Of course, Bad Bunny is the performer for Sunday's halftime show. There have been rumors that rapper Cardi B, who is the girlfriend of Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs, could join the show as a guest performer."
Mike Vrabel sent the Patriots to the locker room during the middle of a Friday practice to simulate a longer Super Bowl halftime break. The final practice included usual rituals such as playing "Friday" by Sir Charles Jones at the end of stretching. After a special teams session, Vrabel blew his whistle at 1:52 p.m. and players spent 14 minutes inside while Bad Bunny songs and others played over the stadium speakers. The maneuver mirrors a routine used by Bill Belichick in Super Bowl week. Practice also featured assistant coaches competing in one-on-one drills and the starting offense and defense running team drills.
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