Through three games, Williams has been worth every penny of his four-year, $104 million contract. On Thursday, Patriots defensive line coach Clint McMillan said he remembers where he was when the news broke in free agency.

"No twist, it's pretty easy," Maye said on "WEEI Afternoons" Monday. "It's a lot of great memories with the Panthers and being a fan. Once they let go of Cam back in the day, they lost a fan in me. That was kind of it for me."

Sunday will mark the 32nd start of Bryce Young’s career in the NFL. It has not been an overly successful one in terms of wins — the Carolina Panthers are just 7-24 with him at the helm — but that does not mean the former first overall draft pick is not a quarterback capable of making the necessary plays to lead his team to victory.

FOXBOROUGH - After the Patriots signed cornerback Carlton Davis III in free agency, there was plenty of excitement over the prospects of seeing Davis and Christian Gonzalez on opposite flanks.

On Tuesday night, Mike Vrabel said he spent two hours studying the Panthers’ kickoff team. He had good reason to. Through three weeks, the Panthers and Rams rank far and away as the best kick coverage teams in the NFL. Their opponents regularly start drives deep in their own territory thanks to a “dirty kick” technique.