The Owner's Box After Dark, Ep. 51.

Let's kick off the second season of "The Owner's Box After Dark" with a tale of woe -- how miserable my vacation was, how sore my knee was, and how overgrown my lawn was when I got home. It's all there in the first segment, including a video spin behind the handlebars of my mower as I try to knock down more than a month's worth of overgrown grass in my back yard.

I also take a look at the Patriots' training camp -- but not from the perspective of a reporter, because I'm not one of those any more. Instead, I discuss how incredibly restrictive the NFL is being about granting access to the reporters covering camps. Most of the restrictions were put in place at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and even though most COVID restrictions have been lifted or lessened in all walks of life, the NFL is keeping the news media at more than an arm's length from its players regardless. Is it excessive or a wise precaution given the uptick in Delta variant cases nation-wide? We shall see.

It's all in Episode 51 of the After Dark franchise, which is back in the studio and back to its old glitzy self. Enjoy!