Los New England Patriots announced to Drake Maye as the starting quarterback of the team for the Week 6 game against the Houston Texans. The move was announced by head coach Jerod Mayo during a press conference and the rookie said that This opportunity is a dream come true.
“I think it’s a great opportunity,” said the first-year QB. “It’s something you dream about, being a starter for the first time in the NFL.. “I’m really excited to go out with the guys, take advantage of the full week to prepare and try to do my best and help the team win.”
The movement in the most important position occurs after The Patriots lost four straight games with Jacoby Brissett in command of the offensive. Mayo believes that the team will improve its performance under Maye.
“From now on, I think Drake gives us the best chance to win right now and in the future”said the head coach. “He has improved every week. At the end of training camp he was improving a lot and I think that has continued throughout the beginning of the season.”
However, the strategist is aware that Jacoby Brissett behaved like a leader, since he is one of the team’s captains, and He took charge of winning two games despite being frequently punished by rival defenses. In addition, he did not stop supporting the rookie despite the change in position.
“At the time, we thought Jacoby would give us the best opportunity to go out there and win games,” Mayo said. “That said, he was a warrior. He took a lot of hits and kept getting up. For a guy like that to be elected captain in his situation and still support Drake Maye, hats off to Jacoby for having that egoless mentality”.
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Drake Maye’s numbers in the NFL
Although this will be Maye’s first game as a starter, the player drafted with the third pick has already seen action in the 2024 NFL season. During the Week 3 game against the New York Jets, the North Carolina graduate replaced Brissett in the fourth quarter and He completed four of eight passes for 22 yards. Two of the shipments were to move the chains. However, it was a complicated debut because was sacked twice in 16 plays. Additionally, he rushed twice for 12 yards.
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