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The Drake Maye Report: Rookie QB flashes big-time traits on Day 1 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Editor’s Note: After each training camp practice, Phil Perry will provide an in-depth breakdown of Drake Maye’s day — complete with the No. 3 overall pick’s snap counts, passing stats and the pros and cons from his performance — in The Drake Maye Report.
FOXBORO — Drake Maye simply has to hit.
For a franchise looking to pull itself out of its post-Tom Brady nadir. For a fanbase looking to sink its teeth into anything that gets it excited. It falls on the rookie quarterback and those surrounding him tasked with maximizing his abilities.
It’s stating the obvious. But the scene at Day 1 of Patriots training camp was a reminder of the stakes for Maye, his coaching staff, the Kraft family, and those supporting them.
The first summertime practice of the post-Bill Belichick Era was a quiet one when it comes to the juice fans brought to the fields behind Gillette Stadium. Hard to blame them. It’s a team lacking star power coming off a 4-13 season that hasn’t won a playoff game in five years.
But the few pops of energy on Wednesday emitted from fans in attendance were generated by the one player in whom this fanbase has invested more of its hope than any other.
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When Maye took the field for the first time, draped in his bright red No. 10, there was some buzz. When he hit JuJu Smith-Schuster on a roll-out pass in front of the bleachers along the right sideline, there was a burst of oohs. When he floated a long pass to Jalen Reagor that was reeled in with one hand, there was a momentary uproar.
It wasn’t all perfect for Maye. But on his first day of camp, for this new-look franchise, Maye’s impressive physical gifts and little else have the ability to concoct some level of palpable enthusiasm from a crowd thirsty for good football.
Let’s get into the…
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Publish date : 2024-07-25 13:27:17
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