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Breer: Why Jacoby Brissett was ‘perfect’ signing for Pats originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Jacoby Brissett may be the New England Patriots’ Week 1 starting quarterback in 2024, but his most important role on the team will be mentoring the potential next face of the franchise.
The Patriots selected North Carolina QB Drake Maye with the third overall pick in the 2024 draft. Brissett, an eight-year NFL veteran, will be counted on to take the rookie under his wing. He’ll have to do so while competing with Maye in training camp for the starting job.
Head coach Jerod Mayo has made it clear that the best of New England’s four QBs will start in the season opener against Cincinnati. Asked on Thursday how he’ll make the situation in the QB room “not awkward,” Brissett shared a thoughtful response.
“I’ll just be myself,” he answered. “I have no ego in this to be like ‘I should do this.’ Whatever is for me is going to happen for me. Whatever is going to happen for the next person is going to happen for the next person. It’s about being ready whenever your time comes. …
“I think the good thing about our room is honestly everybody wants to be the guy. Everybody’s competing to be the guy. That’s what you want,” he added. “If none of us wanted to play, then our room would be messed up. Like we would be in bad hands in this organization.”
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Brissett’s response indicates that while he hopes to win the starting role, he’s all-in on setting Maye up to succeed. To The MMQB’s Albert Breer, that shows why Brissett was the “perfect” offseason signing for New England.
“Exactly why he was the perfect signing for them,” Breer said on Thursday’s Arbella Early Edition, as shown in the video above. “He knows how to handle these situations. He’s been in much more awkward situations than this.
“He was the quarterback with the Colts when Andrew Luck suddenly retired in August…
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Publish date : 2024-05-17 14:31:40
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