From Rookie Challenges to Leadership: How Patriots QB Drake Maye Is Preparing for Year 2

Drake Maye to Endure Josh Allen’s Fate After Concerning Patriots Update

The NFL’s most transformative quarterback leaps often feel forged in chaos before the calm. Think of a young Josh Allen in Buffalo, 2018: raw talent buried under a hailstorm of pressure, his rocket arm rendered nearly useless behind an offensive line offering less protection than a screen door on a submarine. The stats screamed project: 52.8% completions, 10 TDs, 12 INTs. Survival, not stardom, was the goal. Fast forward to 2025, and whispers ec…

How Drake Maye has surprised, impressed his new Patriots center

FOXBORO — Garrett Bradbury is an outspoken member of the Drake Maye fan club. The new Patriots center raved about Maye’s maturity and approach after Friday’s training camp practice. “I can’t believe how mature he is at such a young age,” Bradbury said. “I spent a lot of time with him this spring, and I have to remind myself he’s 22, right? I mean, he’s light years ahead of where I was as a rookie, where most rookies I’ve seen (are). In terms of …

From rookie challenges to leadership: How Patriots QB Drake Maye is preparing for Year 2

FOXBORO, Mass. (AP) — Drake Maye got a crash course in confronting change during his first NFL season. The 2024 third overall draft pick took on expected challenges, such as becoming a rookie starter in Week 6 for a New England Patriots team that was 1-4 at the time. And he handled unexpected hiccups, such as being knocked out of a win over the New York Jets two games later and spending time in the concussion protocol. He then finished the seaso…