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Breer details how Patriots are preparing Drake Maye to start this year originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The New England Patriots gave Drake Maye his first taste of NFL action late in Thursday’s blowout loss to the New York Jets.
It sounds like Maye should get more opportunities going forward — and not just in mop-up duty.
According to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, the Patriots plan to start Maye at some point during the 2024 season and are devoting time and resources to prepare him for that moment.
“What I’ve heard over the last week or so is, the expectation is that he will play this year. And I think this is part of the ramping-up process,” Breer said on NBC Sports Boston’s Sports Sunday, as seen in the video player above. “I don’t think they’ve put a timeline on him yet, but I think it’s going to come down to being able to support him properly — which they didn’t show they could do on Thursday night — and then him continuing the little steps forward that he’s made over the last few weeks in practice.”
As our Phil Perry reported earlier this month, the Patriots have been giving Maye extra reps in practice and letting him occasionally work with the starters. Head coach Jerod Mayo recently confirmed that Maye has been getting about 30 percent of QB reps in practice, a highly unusual occurrence for a clear backup.
Breer provided more context Sunday on what types of reps Maye is getting.
“One thing that they’re doing in practice, because they have Jacoby Brissett here who played for (offensive coordinator) Alex Van Pelt (in Cleveland), when there’s the first offense out there and it’s a concept that Jacoby is comfortable with, they put Drake in there. That’s where the 30 percent number comes from,” Breer said.
“They’re giving him time to decide with TC McCartney, the quarterbacks coach. They’re doing what they can to try to get him ready to play. My expectation is that he will play this year.”
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Publish date : 2024-09-23 15:49:30
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