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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Drake Maye is on the move. In the prior two OTA sessions open to the media, the New England Patriots first-round pick had been playing third fiddle behind both veterans Jacoby Brissett and Bailey Zappe in terms of how the quarterback reps were handed out. That has since changed.
During Tuesday’s practice, the final time we’ll see Maye and the Patriots before mandatory minicamp begins next week, the first-year quarterback made the leap to QB2 regarding how the reps were divvied up throughout the session. Brissett, who signed with the team this offseason and is currently the projected Week 1 starter, continued to get the lion’s share of reps, but it was Maye who was next up during drills with Zappe following him before giving way to fellow rookie Joe Milton III.
“I think it’s a battle,” Maye said of moving to QB2 in reps. “Me, Jacoby, and Bailey, we’re battling and mixing up who goes with who each day. It’s not necessarily, ‘Hey, you’re going first and you’re going second.’ Jacoby is getting the first and from there, we’re just playing by ear. Obviously, it matters how you do when you’re in there.”
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Author : Tyler Sullivan
Publish date : 2024-06-04 21:42:43
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