In 2024 The New England Patriots decided to draft a quarterback from the University of North Carolina named Drake Maye as the 3rd overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. The Patriots already had a quarterback named Jacoby Brissett at the time who was an experienced quarterback. The Patriots started out very slow, not winning many games with Jacoby Brisset as the starter. Eventually, in week 6 against the Houston Texans Drake Maye finally got the opportunity to start. Drake Maye lost that game 41-21 but he ended the game with 243 yards and 3 touchdowns. He ended up starting the rest of the season and the Patriots ended 4-13. Even though the season didn’t go how the fans thought it was going to go, they were happy with how Drake Maye looked and were excited for the next season to start according to the feedback from ESPN.
The Patriots 2025 NFL schedule came out and the fans were pretty excited thinking the Patriots would go 8-9 or 9-8 with the potential to be in the playoffs. During the offseason The Patriots picked up a lot of big name players like Stephon Diggs, Milton Williams, and Robert Spillane. They also got a new head coach, Mike Vrabel. According to Mike Vrabel in an interview with an ESPN agent he said “He came to New England with hopes of rebuilding around Drake Maye.” Nobody in the National Football League thought the New England Patriots would be capable of going to the Super Bowl in the 2025 season.
The 2025 season started how people thought it was going to be with the Patriots being 1-2. As soon as week 4 started Drake Maye became a different quarterback. He led the Patriots on a 10-game winning streak and finished the season 14-3 with the AFC’s 2 seed in the playoffs. Drake Maye finished the regular season with 4,709 passing yards and 31 touchdowns. When asked about his performance by Cleveland News about whether or not he deserved MVP he said, “I think at the end of the day, winning the Super Bowl is the biggest thing. I think it’s what kind of makes this league go, is winning the big one and that’s what you work towards, and that’s what this game’s about. I love winning and the personal accolades come with all that, but I’d rather win than win personal awards.”.
People who watch the NFL said the Patriots were “frauds” and that they would lose in the first round of the playoffs. Drake Maye crushed people’s expectations and brought the Patriots to superbowl 60 against the Seahawks. This is only Drake Maye’s second year in the NFL with all Patriots fans believing he will be the franchise quarterback and dominate the league for years to come.
