<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-drake-maye-stefon-diggs-same-page-early');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Drake Maye, Stefon Diggs getting on same page early');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Stefon-Diggs-of-the-New-England-Patriots.jpg"><figcaption>Eric Canha-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Patriots’ Drake Maye, Stefon Diggs getting on same page early</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-09T17:46:13-07:00">July 9th, 5:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-09T17:46:13-07:00">July 9th, 5:46pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New England Patriots are preparing for the upcoming 2025-26 season with plenty of new faces on the roster and coaching staff. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-espn-names-new-england-rising-star-a-fantasy-breakout">Hopes are high for quarterback Drake Maye</a>, as he is entering the second year of his career. And from the sounds of it, he’s connecting early and often with new wide receiver Stefon Diggs.</p><p>With training camp right around the corner, Maye connected with Diggs, along with <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/2025/7/8/24463627/drake-maye-patriots-training-camp-throwing-session" rel="noopener">numerous other wideouts</a> on the roster, to run routes and practice at a facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to Bernd Buchmasser of PatsPulpit. Wide receivers weren’t the only individuals playing catch with Drake Maye, as Rhamondre Stevenson, Hunter Henry, and Joshua Dobbs arrived as well.</p><p>“Stefon Diggs, DeMario Douglas, Kendrick Bourne, Kyle Williams, and Ja’Lynn Polk were part of the action, as were running back Rhamondre Stevenson and tight end Hunter Henry. Backup QB Joshua Dobbs also participated.”</p><p>Getting this work in before the start of training camp is an ideal situation for New England. Especially considering the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-new-england-offense-pathetically-concerning-grade">Patriots’ offense was ranked 30th in the league</a> ahead of the preseason by ESPN’s NFL insider Bill Barnwell. Building that chemistry early could be enough to ramp up the passing game enough for the offense to play above Barnwell’s prediction.</p><p>Despite Barnwell’s skepticism, there is plenty of hype surrounding Drake Maye. The 22-year-old quarterback has been praised by Buffalo Bills star Josh Allen several times this offseason. Additionally, Maye flashed some potential during his rookie campaign a season ago. Maye finished the 2024-25 season with 2,276 passing yards and 15 touchdowns while owning a 66.6% completion percentage through 13 games played.</p><p>A key difference coming into the 2025-26 campaign is that Maye will have Stefon Diggs to throw the ball to. Additionally, the Patriots managed to draft TreVeyon Henderson in the NFL Draft, who has the potential of providing a nice spark in the run game. Also, it doesn’t hurt that Mike Vrabel is now the head coach of the organization he played for from 2001 through 2008.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Drake Maye, Stefon Diggs getting on same page early

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-new-england-message-drake-maye-wife-life-changing-event');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots send message to Drake Maye, wife after life-changing event');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Patriots-quarterback-Drake-Maye.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Patriots send message to Drake Maye, wife after life-changing event</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-23T08:27:12-07:00">June 23rd, 8:27am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-23T08:27:12-07:00">June 23rd, 8:27am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/colinloughran">Colin Loughran</a>Colin Loughran is a NYC-based Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He has spent several years covering sports and has worked for outlets such as the New York Post, AP Radio, and FanSided. Colin is also a three-time NYSBA award winner and a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New England Patriots quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/patriots-news-insider-goes-inside-drake-maye-leadership-transformation">Drake Maye is about to enter his sophomore season</a>, and the North Carolina Tar Heels product recently enjoyed an offseason celebration that warranted <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLOE9VJuIti/?e=8dedc279-b605-4a4d-842b-6c82dee25d3a&amp;g=5" rel="noopener">congratulations from his team.</a></p><p>Maye married his longtime girlfriend Ann Michael Hudson <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/drake-maye-wedding-married-new-england-patriots-nfl/" rel="noopener">over the weekend</a>, and the Patriots offered a heartfelt message on Instagram.</p><p>“Congratulations to the Mayes,” wrote the Patriots.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media"><div style="padding: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLOE9VJuIti/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;" target="_blank"> <div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p></p></a><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLOE9VJuIti/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by New England Patriots (@patriots)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Maye went 3-9 in his 12 starts for New England last season. The North Carolina native threw 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions as well as 2,276 passing yards through 13 total contests.</p><p>The 22-year-old will enter the 2025 season looking to take a step towards becoming a franchise staple who can <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots-sleepers-who-could-break-out-nfl">lead the Patriots back to the NFL playoffs</a> for the first time since the 2021 campaign.</p><p>New offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has <a href="https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/06/03/too-much-pressure-patriots-oc-josh-mcdaniels-not-worried-about-drake-maye/" rel="noopener">spoken highly</a> of Maye, especially as it pertains to the quarterback’s ability to handle pressure and make adjustments on the field during OTAs and mandatory minicamp.</p><p>“I think if I know him very well, which I’m learning more and more about him every single day, he’s going to place high expectations on himself,” McDaniels said of Maye recently. “I know that for sure. We’re certainly going to want to try to get the best result out of our quarterback position every play that we can, and I think that’s all we can control. We can’t really control outside expectations.”</p><p>“We’re certainly going to try to do the very best we can with our opportunities. And I see a guy that has a great attitude and mindset about coming out here and trying to be the best version of himself that he can be, and I know that that’s what he can control. It’s what we can control as coaches, and hopefully we meet our expectations, which will eventually be yours.”</p><p>Maye has already entered a new chapter of his personal life, and it would not be bold to assume a more dynamic entry of his football life could follow.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots send message to Drake Maye, wife after life-changing event

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He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-tom-brady-endorsement-mike-vrabel-inspire-confidence">New England Patriots are hoping for a turnaround</a> next season with quarterback Drake Maye entering the second year of his career. The front office made the effort to add Stefon Diggs to the wide receiver room, giving the young quarterback a veteran option in the passing game. Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen recently expressed how important a role Diggs is going to play in Maye’s development.</p><p>During a Q&amp;A with Sports Illustrated, Allen praised Maye, calling him <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/josh-allen-on-backing-up-mvp-season-tush-push-ban-new-business-deal" rel="noopener">one of the best young quarterbacks</a> in the league. The Bills’ star also name-dropped his former teammate in Diggs, as a vital tool to help Maye figure it out at the pro level.</p><p>“I think Drake is super talented, he’s one of my favorite young quarterbacks in the league,” said Josh Allen of the Patriots’ quarterback. “I’ve spent some time around him, and he’s got his head on his shoulders the right way. He just does things the right way. I think that he exemplifies football. He’ll take it and run, he’ll throw it, and to have someone like Stefon is going to help him out a lot.”</p><p>Diggs, who is 31 years old, is coming off a torn ACL injury he suffered last season. Expectations are that he’ll be fully healthy, as he’s already been participating in minicamp and OTAs. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-stefon-diggs-breaks-silence-controversial-boat-video">Stefon Diggs also recently caught attention</a> after being spotted handing a bag filled with an unknown pink substance to several women over Labor Day Weekend.</p><p>Since then, the four-time Pro Bowler and the Patriots have kept it under wraps. The franchise is moving forward, and reports indicate it was handled internally. New England will want Diggs to reduce the distractions as the summer progresses, as being present on the field is what matters most. Especially with a young quarterback in Drake Maye still developing as a professional athlete.</p><p>Allen and Diggs were teammates for four seasons in Buffalo. During that time, the veteran wideout served as Allen’s go-to target. Diggs ended in tenure with the Bills with 445 receptions, 5,372 receiving yards, and 37 touchdowns.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Josh Allen sends Patriots’ Drake Maye an inspiring Stefon Diggs message

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-insider-goes-inside-drake-maye-leadership-transformation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Insider goes inside Drake Maye’s leadership transformation for Patriots');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Patriots-Drake-Maye.jpg"><figcaption>Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Insider goes inside Drake Maye’s leadership transformation for Patriots</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-08T13:45:45-07:00">June 8th, 1:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-08T13:46:58-07:00">June 8th, 1:46pm</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is doing a lot this offseason to take more of a leadership role for the team. Maye is working closely with new head coach Mike Vrabel to <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45464580/drake-maye-new-england-patriots-leader-mike-vrabel" rel="noopener">expand his duties</a>, per ESPN NFL insider Mike Reiss.</p><p>The Patriots quarterback was tasked by his head coach with leading a drill on the field that involved timing and communication.</p><p>“It thrust Maye into the spotlight in an adverse situation that tested all players’ physical and mental toughness,” Reiss wrote.</p><p>Maye had to work on his cadence in the drill, while also making sure his teammates ran sprints on the correct snap count. The drill was about timing, communication, and also conditioning. The Patriots players had to run the length of the practice field while participating in the drill.</p><p>“Many players were gassed by the end, which is as close to the maximum physical exertion that can happen in a voluntary spring practice. Offensive lineman Cole Strange, for example, came to the interview area after practice still breathing heavily based on the high-intensity sprints,” Reiss added.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/patriots-news-mike-vrabel-goes-full-nsfw-new-england-2024-season">Patriots finished the 2024 season with a 4-13 record</a>, so there’s certainly a lot to work on for the team.</p><h2><b>Drake Maye seems to be winning hearts and minds with the Patriots</b></h2><p>Maye has not only a new head coach this coming season, but also a new offensive coordinator. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/patriots-news-josh-mcdaniels-honest-building-offense-drake-maye">The Patriots have Josh McDaniels now as offensive coordinator</a>, who came in with Vrabel.</p><p>McDaniels likes what he sees from his young quarterback.</p><p>“He’s doing really well. He’s very smart. Works really hard,” McDaniels said, per ESPN. “He’s doing a really good job of digesting the information, processing the corrections when there is a correction to be made, and going out there with a great attitude and mindset the next day.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/patriots-news-drake-maye-honest-challenges-leading-patriots-as-rookie">Maye is also winning the respect of his teammates</a>. Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson was impressed with how Maye handled himself in OTAs.</p><p>“He’s a leader. He has that kind of ‘oomph’ to him,” Stevenson said.</p><p>Maye will have a chance to gel with his teammates even more at minicamp. Mandatory minicamp begins on Monday for New England.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Insider goes inside Drake Maye’s leadership transformation for Patriots

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-drake-maye-insider-praise-vrabel-mcdaniels');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Drake Maye earns major praise from NFL insider on team’s new outlook');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Drake-Maye.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Patriots’ Drake Maye earns major praise from NFL insider on team’s new outlook</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-20T15:55:30-07:00">May 20th, 3:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-20T22:53:08-07:00">May 20th, 10:53pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New England Patriots are hoping for a major turnaround in 2025, and it starts with Drake Maye. As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-mike-vrabel-goes-full-nsfw-new-england-2024-season">New England enters a new chapter under Mike Vrabel</a> and returning offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, optimism is building around the second-year quarterback. NFL insider Peter Schrager highlighted just <a href="https://x.com/ESPNNFL/status/1924935957838455238" rel="noopener">how much has changed</a> in a recent segment posted to NFL on ESPN’s X account, formerly known as Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I can't imagine a better situation for Drake Maye."<a href="https://twitter.com/PSchrags?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PSchrags</a> believes Mike Vrabel and Josh McDaniels are great fits for the young Patriots QB ✍️ <a href="https://t.co/uIqU1B0LlU">pic.twitter.com/uIqU1B0LlU</a></p><p>— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNFL/status/1924935957838455238?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Drake Maye will be the biggest beneficiary of two coaches who have dedicated their lives to football,” Schrager said.</p><p>Both Vrabel and McDaniels are back in major roles after being let go from their previous jobs. Schrager noted that the time off seems to have reinvigorated both men.</p><p>“These coaches have been working diligently over the past 12 months, preparing at their own pace,” he said. “They’re both ready to come out strong.”</p><p>That renewed energy could be exactly what the Patriots offense needs. With McDaniels back calling plays and Vrabel bringing leadership from the top, Maye is now in a much more structured environment than he had during his rookie year.</p><p>“The difference in the coaching staff from last year to this year will be significant,” Schrager added. “This change alone will help the team find its footing.”</p><p>Maye threw for 2,276 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions in 13 games last season, earning a Pro Bowl selection. Despite flashes of promise, he lacked the protection and weapons needed to fully showcase his skillset.</p><p>This offseason, the Pats attacked those issues. The front office added veterans like Stefon Diggs, Mack Hollins, Morgan Moses, and Garrett Bradbury, while also drafting promising offensive players including tackle Will Campbell and running back TreVeyon Henderson.</p><p>With improved coaching and a rebuilt supporting cast, the second-year quarterback out of UNC is primed to take a major leap in his second NFL season. If all goes according to plan, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/meet-drake-maye-patriots-no-3-pick-2024-nfl-draft">Patriots may finally have their quarterback of the future</a>, and the infrastructure to help him succeed.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Drake Maye earns major praise from NFL insider on team’s new outlook

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Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Patriots’ Josh Dobbs gets 100% real about Drake Maye expectation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-06T17:59:41-07:00">May 6th, 5:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-06T17:59:41-07:00">May 6th, 5:59pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Veteran quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-new-england-bringing-former-vikings-starting-back-up-drake-maye">Josh Dobbs is embracing his latest stop with the New England Patriots</a>, playing a key role in mentoring young signal-caller Drake Maye while reinforcing a strong team culture in New England. As the franchise resets its identity, Dobbs is bringing not just experience — but leadership — to a developing quarterback room.</p><p>Signed this spring, Dobbs has been on multiple teams throughout his NFL career, including time under head coach Mike Vrabel with the Titans. That journey has given him a seasoned view on <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/josh-dobbs-on-drake-maye-were-going-to-enjoy-working-together" rel="noopener">how successful QB rooms operate</a>, according to Mark Daniels of MassLive.com.</p><p>“One of my faves and a familiar face up here is Jacoby [Brissett],” Dobbs said, referring to the former Patriots quarterback.</p><p>“I got a chance to spend time with him in Cleveland. And at that point, he had played much more football than I had.. to be able to learn from him, like see how you approach every single week… it was a really good, healthy quarterback group.”</p><p>For Dobbs, that standard is now being applied in New England. He emphasized that whoever is under center on Sundays, it’s the entire quarterback room’s job to provide support and readiness.</p><p>“From my role, it’s ensuring that as we’re in the offense together, Drake feels comfortable and can go out there and play at a high level,” he said.</p><p>His mentorship extends beyond the film room or the practice field. According to Dobbs, Maye’s enthusiasm and approach have made the transition smooth.</p><p>“He’s done a great job of showing me around the team,” Dobbs added. “It’s been a great dynamic, and we’re going to enjoy working together,”</p><p>The emphasis on shared leadership isn’t accidental. The veteran credits Vrabel for setting the tone in past experiences.</p><p>“I think Coach Vrabel has done a great job of establishing that culture and identity,” the former Tennessee Volunteers QB noted — something he hopes to see take root again with the team.</p><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/3-moves-patriots-must-make-after-2025-nfl-draft">Patriots look to rebuild</a> around a young quarterback, having a veteran like Josh Dobbs could be a steadying force both in the locker room and on the field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Josh Dobbs gets 100% real about Drake Maye expectation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-devin-mccourty-under-radar-move-gives-drake-maye-edge');   ga('set', 'title', 'Devin McCourty reveals 1 under-the-radar Patriots move that gives Drake Maye an ‘edge’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Patriots-Drake-Maye.jpg"><figcaption>Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Devin McCourty reveals 1 under-the-radar Patriots move that gives Drake Maye an ‘edge’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-03T07:43:15-07:00">May 3rd, 7:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-03T14:55:39-07:00">May 3rd, 2:55pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New England Patriots have had quite the offseason. In addition to making some big moves in free agency and the 2025 NFL draft, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-mike-vrabel-next-step-josh-mcdaniels-oc-job">Patriots brought Josh McDaniels in for his third stint as their offensive coordinator</a>. The pairing of McDaniels and quarterback Drake Maye has former Super Bowl-winning safety Devin McCourty excited.</p><p>In a recent interview on 91.5 WMLN, the former defensive back explained how McDaniels is the <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/WMLN-915-s31083/" rel="noopener">secret move</a> that can unlock Maye in the 2025 campaign and beyond.</p><p>“The big thing for him, where he’s gonna gain a big edge over other players, is having Josh McDaniels,” McCourty said. “I know other people outside of New England, when they hear that they’re like, ‘No, he didn’t work in Vegas; he didn’t work in Denver.'”</p><p>“I can tell you firsthand, having to play against him day after day in training camp … his mind and how he thinks of the game, because he started as a defensive backs coach … he knows how to attack things that I don’t think other coaches really do … Teams haven’t seen Drake Maye combined with Josh McDaniels, and I think it’s gonna play and be a credit to him.”</p><p>Even though McDaniels didn’t pan out as a head coach with the Las Vegas Raiders and Denver Broncos, he has enjoyed a great deal of success as an offensive coordinator with the Patriots. After all, he worked with legendary quarterback Tom Brady for years as the conductor of their high-powered offense, so the hope is he can replicate that success with Maye under center now.</p><h2><b>Drake Maye can benefit greatly from Josh McDaniels’ return to Patriots</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Drake-Maye-1.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Maye has a lot of the things going right for him as he enters his second season in the NFL. The former North Carolina Tar Heel showed off his potential frequently during the second half of his rookie season as he looked extremely comfortable under center and wasn’t afraid to use his size and athleticism to his advantage.</p><p>Also, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-why-mina-kimes-hit-draft-out-of-park">Patriots are fresh off an excellent draft</a>. They landed offensive tackle Will Campbell, running back TreVeyon Henderson, and wide receiver Kyle Williams with their first three picks.</p><p>The emphasis on offensive weapons only proves that Maye is the go-to guy for New England. Beyond that, this will also make McDaniels’ life even more fun. He’ll get to work with those rookies and put them in positions to succeed.</p><p>After all, McCourty mentioned that McDaniels was a <a href="https://www.patriots.com/news/analysis-breaking-down-josh-mcdaniels-s-offense-and-how-it-fits-patriots-qb-drake-maye" rel="noopener">former defensive coaching assistant</a>. Not many offensive coordinators have that experience under their belt. It truly allows McDaniels to have a leg up on the defense. He understands what opposing defenses are looking to run, and he’s able to counter effectively.</p><p>Most importantly, though, is the fact that Maye now has a Super Bowl-winning play caller at his side. Working with Brady was a dream come true for McDaniels.</p><p>This isn’t saying that Maye is Brady, or that he will become him. However, the potential is oozing in Foxborough. McCourty sees the McDaniels and Maye combination being lethal, and the other 31 teams across the league will certainly take note of that.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Devin McCourty reveals 1 under-the-radar Patriots move that gives Drake Maye an ‘edge’

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He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-2025-nfl-draft-grades-every-pick">New England Patriots drafted their 2025 class,</a> there will no doubt be expectations for a vast improvement this season under second-year quarterback Drake Maye and new head coach Mike Vrabel. Also, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/what-patriots-drake-maye-said-about-tom-brady-josh-mcdaniels">Maye working with new Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels</a>, who’s been with the team before, the signal-caller speaks about working with Vrabel.</p><p>With New England firing Jerod Mayo after just one season, the team hired the former Tennessee Titans head coach in Vrabel to take up the mantle. So far in the offseason, Maye describes his team with Vrabel as <a href="https://www.patriots.com/news/drake-maye-shares-his-thoughts-on-the-patriots-offseason-coach-vrabel-and-working-with-offensive-coordinator-josh-mcdaniels" rel="noopener">“awesome”</a> and pointed out his drive to build a “new identity” according to the team’s website.</p><p>“It’s been awesome. It’s been great with Coach [Vrabel]. He’s come in here, and it seems like he’s been here a while; he’s so comfortable being a coach,” Maye said. “He’s done it before; he’s done it at a high level, won a lot of games. Looking forward to getting things going. You can see he’s trying to install a new identity. I think we’re building toward that.”</p><p>Maye showed some promise in his rookie season, even making the Pro Bowl, as he threw for 2,276 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions. Speaking about the new offense under McDaniels, Maye touched on how he’s more in control of the system.</p><p>“The ball’s in my hands; I think you want that. I hold the pin last – that’s what they say. That’s what you want. You’re the one who has to know where everyone is at, what everyone is doing,” Maye said. “It’ll be great for me to take the next step and take command of sending the guys up front, where to go. I’m looking forward to it.”</p><h2><b>Patriots’ Drake Maye with many new faces on offense </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Drake-Maye-on-Jan.-5-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Besides <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-drake-maye-strong-endorsement-will-campbell-pick">Maye getting help with Patriots first-round pick Will Campbell</a> on the offensive line, the team also went out and got a weapon in wide receiver Stefon Diggs. After playing just one season with the Houston Texans, Diggs returns to the AFC East with New England as he looks to help Maye’s development, similar to how he boosted Josh Allen with the Buffalo Bills.</p><p>If there’s one person excited for the tandem, it’s no doubt Maye, as he expressed how surreal the acquisition is for the team.</p><p>“Stefon, he’s one of those guys growing up when I was in high school, he was young in the league. I had him on my fantasy team and things like that, playing with him in Madden. So it’s pretty cool to hopefully now this season be throwing to him,” Maye said.</p><p>“He’s coming back obviously from injury and looks like he’s doing great,” Maye continued. “He’s been around. I think it’s just going to be cool to throw to a receiver who’s made plays like he has, who’s made big plays in playoff games, who’s been in different schemes, who’s played with high-level quarterbacks.”</p><p>The Patriots look to improve after finishing 4-13, which put them last in the division.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Drake Maye gives Mike Vrabel his flowers

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He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New England Patriots quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/patriots-news-josh-mcdaniels-honest-building-offense-drake-maye">Drake Maye is looking forward to the 2025 NFL season</a> with plenty of positivity. He has team legend Tom Brady and current offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to thank for that.</p><p>After completing his rookie season last year, Maye is focused on getting better throughout the offseason as he looks to build on the progress he made. Going into his second year as the Patriots’ starting quarterback, which he obtained during the second half of 2024, Maye explained how McDaniels and Brady <a href="https://www.masslive.com/patriots/2025/05/josh-mcdaniels-already-has-drake-maye-excited-for-this-patriots-season.html" rel="noopener">played a role in his excitement</a>, according to Mark Daniels of MassLive.</p><p>“So far, with McDaniels, it’s been awesome. I think his way – he’s been an offensive coordinator and head coach. He does it at a high level. The stuff works. Kind of the proof is in the pudding. He’s coached a lot of different guys. He coached the best ever do it,” Maye said.</p><p>“So, it’s pretty cool getting to watch the old things of Tom, and seeing how he does it. A bunch of different guys play at a high level in the offense and not just Tom. So, it’s been cool to watch and learn the ways and learn the ins and outs of it.”</p><h2><b>What lies ahead for Drake Maye, Patriots</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Drake-Maye-2.jpg"><figcaption>Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Drake Maye impressed throughout the 2024 season, likely making his role as the Patriots’ starting quarterback secure going into 2025.</p><p>Even though the Patriots went 3-9 in his 12 starts, Maye was effective with his production that improved the team’s offense. In 13 total appearances, he completed 225 passes for 2,276 yards and 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. His efforts earned him a Pro Bowl selection, demonstrating his potential to be a high-level player at his position.</p><p>In the meantime, New England has been aggressive throughout the 2025 offseason. They made their selections in the NFL Draft, addressing holes in the team by drafting players who will immediately improve their situations. In free agency, they have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/patriots-news-stefon-diggs-sheds-light-on-drake-mayes-josh-allen-similarities">upgraded the receiving corps by adding Stefon Diggs</a>, making Maye’s ceiling higher than how it was last season.</p><p>The Patriots could be a team to watch out for in 2025. And if Maye capitalizes on his improvement in his second season, opponents better be careful to not underestimate them.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What Patriots’ Drake Maye said about Tom Brady, Josh McDaniels

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-drake-maye-strong-endorsement-will-campbell-pick');   ga('set', 'title', 'Drake Maye gives strong endorsement of Patriots’ Will Campbell pick');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Will-Campbell_8d87fc.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Drake Maye gives strong endorsement of Patriots’ Will Campbell pick</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-25T05:12:35-07:00">April 25th, 5:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-25T05:12:35-07:00">April 25th, 5:12am</time><address><a>Conor Roche</a>Conor Roche is a sports journalist that has covered Boston sports for a few years and has worked on the Patriots beat since the 2022 season.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New England Patriots got Drake Maye some offensive line help <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-mike-vrabel-eye-opening-reaction-will-campbell-nfl-draft-pick">with the fourth overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft</a>, s<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/new-england-patriots-draft-grade-first-round-pick-will-campbell">electing LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell</a>. Their quarterback approved of the selection, too.</p><p>Shortly after the interview of Campbell speaking passionately of protecting Maye went viral, the Patriots quarterback <a href="https://twitter.com/DrakeMaye2/status/1915570435565248798" rel="noopener">shared his appreciation for his new teammate on social media</a>.</p><p>“Love this guy already,” Maye wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, with a fire emoji. “LFG.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Love this guy already🔥 LFG <a href="https://t.co/r5Y5dFdTCv">https://t.co/r5Y5dFdTCv</a></p><p>— Drake Maye (@DrakeMaye2) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrakeMaye2/status/1915570435565248798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Campbell held back tears as he was being interviewed by NFL Network’s Jamie Erdhal, who asked him what kind of tone he would set for the Patriots’ offensive line to help protect Drake Maye.</p><p>“I’m gonna fight and die to protect them with everything I’ve got,” Campbell replied.</p><p>Earlier in the interview, Campbell shared why he was feeling so emotional after getting drafted by the Patriots.</p><p>“Just all the hard work,” Campbell said. “I worked my entire life to be up here. To be able to get my name called by a franchise like New England, it means everything to me.”</p><h2><b>Drake Maye was one of the reasons why Will Campbell wanted to be drafted by Patriots</b></h2><p>Later Thursday night, <a href="https://x.com/Patriots/status/1915573785685635110" rel="noopener">Campbell expressed that New England was where he wanted to end up</a>. He cited Maye and Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel as part of the reasons why.</p><p>” I just think that the culture and the New England Patriot logo speaks for itself,” Campbell told reporters on Thursday. “I believe in the guys in that locker room. I believe in the quarterback. Coach Vrabel is my kind of guy. He’s all ball and no BS, and that’s what I want to play for. He’s very hands-on. He loves the players that he coaches, and I just want to be a part of that.”</p><p>Campbell, who many viewed as the top offensive tackle prospect in the 2025 NFL Draft, will, ideally, be Maye’s blindside protector for years to come. He was a consensus All-American this past season, which was his third straight year as LSU’s starting left tackle. He was named first-team All-SEC the year prior and only gave up four sacks over the course of his college career.</p><p>There have been some questions over Campbell’s arm length, though, and whether he has the requisite frame to play left tackle. Campbell has expressed on numerous occasions that he isn’t concerned about that. The Patriots selecting Campbell with the fourth overall pick would seem to suggest that they aren’t concerned with that either as their newest first-round pick is excited to get to work with last year’s first-round pick.</p><p>“He’s a heck of a player, a heck of a leader, and he’s the commander of our offense,” Campbell said of Maye. “I’m not only excited to play with him, but the rest of the team. I’m excited for the future that we have in Foxborough, and I think we’ve got a special season coming.”</p><p>Now, it’s on Campbell and Maye to turn that excitement into wins as the Patriots look to improve from their 4-13 record from last season in 2025.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Drake Maye gives strong endorsement of Patriots’ Will Campbell pick

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-rumors-cowboys-trade-acquisition-thought-challenge-drake-maye-qb1');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots rumors: Cowboys trade acquisition thought he could challenge Drake Maye for QB1');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Joe-Milton-Drake-Maye.jpg"><figcaption>Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Patriots rumors: Cowboys trade acquisition thought he could challenge Drake Maye for QB1</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-07T14:02:01-07:00">April 7th, 2:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-07T14:02:01-07:00">April 7th, 2:02pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Cowboys decided to go in a different direction with their backup quarterback spot this offseason, letting both Cooper Rush and Trey Lance walk. To fill that spot, they made a trade with the New England Patriots to bring in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/why-patriots-joe-milton-trade-underwhelming-grade">talented gunslinger Joe Milton</a> to back up Dak Prescott.</p><p>Milton doesn’t have a ton of experience at the NFL level, but he has plenty of ability and can throw it with the best of them. As a result, he isn’t exactly lacking for self-confidence either. He may have wanted a change of scenery if the Patriots were not going to give him a <a href="https://www.masslive.com/patriots/2025/04/trying-to-make-sense-of-the-patriots-dumping-joe-milton-iii-for-nothing-karen-guregian.html" rel="noopener">chance to win the starting job</a> from Drake Maye, according to Karen Guregian of MassLive.</p><p>“Based on intel gathered from sources during the week, Milton fancied himself a starter. He didn’t see himself being given a legitimate chance to compete with Drake Maye,” Guregian reported. “He also believed he was good enough to give Maye a run, if not overtake him for the top job.</p><p>“If that chance didn’t exist, Milton preferred being elsewhere, somewhere he had a better chance to compete for the starter’s job.”</p><p>Milton won’t really have that chance in Dallas either, as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-new-backup-patriots-trade">Prescott is a rock-solid starter</a> who will unquestionably be the main guy from day one in Dallas.</p><p>Maye also has all of the tools to be a franchise quarterback and showed plenty of flashes as a rookie in 2024 despite playing with very little talent on the offensive line or at wide receiver, so it comes as no surprise that the Patriots are moving forward with the North Carolina product.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-rumors-patriots-joe-milton-trade-interest-week-18-outburst">Milton got one start at the end of his rookie season</a> in Week 18 and was very impressive, finishing 22-for-29 with 241 yards and a touchdown in a win over the Buffalo Bills (who rested most of their starters). However, the talent that he possesses combined with some of the impressive film from that game was enough for the Cowboys to take a chance on him as a backup for next season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots rumors: Cowboys trade acquisition thought he could challenge Drake Maye for QB1

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-josh-mcdaniels-honest-building-offense-drake-maye');   ga('set', 'title', 'Josh McDaniels gets honest on building Patriots offense around Drake Maye');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Drake-Maye-in-action-in-Patriots-jersey.jpg"><figcaption>Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Josh McDaniels gets honest on building Patriots offense around Drake Maye</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T13:37:14-07:00">April 3rd, 1:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T13:37:34-07:00">April 3rd, 1:37pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP,  he's writing sports betting predictions for numerous sites across North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New England Patriots will have a new look on the sidelines this season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/patriots-news-new-england-hires-mike-vrabel-repace-jerod-mayo">after hiring Mike Vrabel as their next head coach</a>. Vrabel also brought back a familiar face, reuniting with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.</p><p>During an interview with reporters on Thursday, McDaniels expressed excitement<a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/josh-mcdaniels-new-offense-will-be-an-adjustment-for-drake-maye-but-not-a-big-deal" rel="noopener"> to build the offense around</a> quarterback Drake Maye, who will have to adjust to a new system.</p><p>Via Pro Football Talk:</p><p>“It’ll be different,” McDaniels said, via a transcript from the team. “I think that sometimes it can get overblown because one word is apple, another word is tomato, and one system it means one thing and another system it means something else. The guys, just like ‘Men in Black,’ you take the thing and just wipe the memory clean from some of the things, but a lot of it is what you call this, now we call this, and it takes them a little bit of time to acclimate to that.</p><p>The Patriots staff, we’ve done the same thing, and we’ve – honestly, we’ve changed some things, and I’m in the process of doing the same thing, too. So, what we used to call something, now we call something else because we’ve agreed that it’s the best thing to do for the team. So, we’re all going to be in that same boat. I’m sure we’ll come up with a friendly, fine system when we use terms that don’t mean anything to us now that used to. But no, I don’t expect there to be – there will be a period of adjustment, but I don’t think that will be a big deal.”</p><p>Maye showed promise for the Patriots in 2024 despite their disappointing 4-13 season. In 13 games, the UNC product completed 66% of his passes for 2,276 yards and 15 touchdowns against 10 interceptions. Maye will also have a new No. 1 target out wide after New England <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/patriots-news-new-england-stefon-diggs-69-million-contract-agreement">signed Stefon Diggs in free agency</a>. His presence should certainly help the Patriots offensively.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Josh McDaniels gets honest on building Patriots offense around Drake Maye

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-drake-maye-celebrated-making-lemonade-out-tomatoes-nfl-expert');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Drake Maye celebrated for ‘making lemonade out of tomatoes’ by NFL expert');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Patriots-news-Drake-Maye-celebrated-for-making-lemonade-out-of-tomatoes-in-2024-by-NFL-expert.jpg"></figure><h1>Patriots’ Drake Maye celebrated for ‘making lemonade out of tomatoes’ by NFL expert</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-01T16:16:38-07:00">April 1st, 4:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-01T16:18:04-07:00">April 1st, 4:18pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In 2024, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/patriots-news-mike-vrabel-details-drake-maye-plan-taking-new-england-job">Drake Maye wasn’t exactly given the tools to succeed</a> by the New England Patriots.</p><p>Sure, the team invested in offensive players, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/patriots-news-jalynn-polk-posts-cryptic-ig-story-injury-ugly-loss-jaguars">using picks on receivers</a> and linemen to hopefully give their quarterback a shot at success when he eventually saw the field, but in Year 1, none of those players really hit, with only Maye looking like a long-term star from the 2024 draft class.</p><p>So, with the 2025 NFL Draft rapidly approaching, Maye was handed one heck of a compliment from player-turned-ESPN analyst Ryan Clark, who demanded the Patriots give their quarterback the <a href="https://x.com/ESPNNFL/status/1907184130963517536" rel="noopener">proper ingredients to cook this fall</a>.</p><p>“The one thing the Patriots have done is they’ve identified the quarterback, and that’s the hardest part about trying to win in this league. We lucked out with Tom Brady and now with Drake Maye. You made that pick third overall last year, and you got an absolute stud at the position. Do y’all know what Robert Kraft sounds like to me? He sounds like a man who ain’t lost in two decades. As a matter of fact, he sounds like a man who dominated for two decades,” Ryan Clark declared.</p><p>“So now it’s about how can we surround Drake Maye with the people who will make him his absolute best? We saw a ton of times last year this dude making lemonade out of tomatoes, so now that you add a Mack Hollins, you add a Stefon Diggs, get him another piece, get him some more protection, get him somebody explosive on the outside and I think the sky’s the limit for this young man, especially the way the shored up some spots defensively as well.”</p><p>The rare rookie Pro Bowler who turned in some impressive numbers for a player who missed half of the season while Jacoby Brissett was under center. Maye’s presence as the Patriots’ starter moving forward does change the math in New England in a major way, with the team able to spend mightily in free agency, thanks to their top player’s meager cap hit. With that advantage now locked in, the Pats simply have to identify the right players and build a successful roster around the UNC quarterback.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Drake Maye celebrated for ‘making lemonade out of tomatoes’ by NFL expert

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-stefon-diggs-sheds-light-on-drake-mayes-josh-allen-similarities');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Stefon Diggs sheds light on Drake Maye’s Josh Allen similarities');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Stefon-Diggs-sheds-light-on-Drake-Mayes-Josh-Allen-similarities.jpg"></figure><h1>Patriots’ Stefon Diggs sheds light on Drake Maye’s Josh Allen similarities</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-29T12:25:23-07:00">March 29th, 12:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-29T12:25:23-07:00">March 29th, 12:25pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Ever since <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-new-england-stefon-diggs-69-million-contract-agreement">Stefon Diggs signed with the New England Patriots</a>, fans have been wondering about the incoming connection between the wide receiver and young quarterback Drake Maye. As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-stefon-diggs-update-knee-injury-recovery">new Patriots star in Diggs recovers from a knee injury</a>, there could be a chance he puts up the numbers with Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen as he’s been hearing the comparisons between the two signal-callers.</p><p>There is no doubt any New England fans will take a Josh Allen-type quarterback, but where do these similarities come from? When speaking to the media, Diggs would say he’s eager to work with Maye since he’s heard <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/stefon-diggs-on-drake-maye-im-excited-people-say-hes-like-josh-allen" rel="noopener">“through the grapevine”</a> that “he acts a lot like Josh” according to NBC Sports.</p><p>“I’m excited,” Diggs said. “I really look forward to it. It’s crazy because when you ask around, he has a lot of similarities — people say through the grapevine, he acts a lot like Josh. That was my guy, so I look forward to meeting and connecting with him.”</p><h2><b>Stefon Diggs believes he can help the development of Patriots’ Drake Maye</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Stefon-Diggs-on-Oct.-27-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-mike-vrabel-real-stefon-diggs-fit">fit between the Patriots and Diggs</a> remains to be seen, there will be hype around the team, especially with new head coach Mike Vrabel. However, the development of Maye will be crucial coming off his rookie season being a top pick in the last NFL Draft as Diggs believes he could help with that process.</p><p>“Seeing that I got the experience, I’ve been doing this for ten and a half years — I always add the half now — but I’ve played with a lot of quarterbacks,” Diggs said. “I’ve been around a lot of quarterbacks, so learning the quarterback, getting to know him, spending more time with him. Once you know somebody on a more personal level, I feel like it’s a lot of carry-over to the field, whether they’re risk-takers or like to play aggressive, like to play smart, and just honing in on what he’s good at.”</p><p>“We played him last year,” Diggs continued. “He shows a lot of fight. He got that fiery quarterback, ‘I want to win’ mindset. That’s something that I get excited about and love to be around. But, as far as his development as a quarterback, I feel like that’s not really too much of my job. My job is to get up and catch the ball. I just look forward to getting back out there and being one of the weapons for him.”</p><p>At any rate, the Patriots look to improve after having a 4-13 record last season, putting them last in the AFC East.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New England Patriots could look at lot different this fall. New England has already <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-new-england-hires-mike-vrabel-repace-jerod-mayo">replaced head coach Jerod Mayo with Mike Vrabel</a>. He wasted no time adding his stamp to the roster, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-carlton-davis-60m-contract-new-england">bringing in defensive players like Carlton Davis III</a> and Milton Williams during free agency.</p><p>Patriots QB Drake Maye had an interesting interview with Kay Adams on Tuesday. During the interview, Adams asked Maye about following WR Stefon Diggs on Instagram.</p><p>Adams asked Maye <a href="https://x.com/UpAndAdamsShow/status/1904546888176845140/history" rel="noopener">who followed who first</a> — himself, or Stefon Diggs?</p><p>“I’m not sure,” Maye admitted via Up &amp; Adams with Kay Adams. “I think it was either way, I don’t even remember.”</p><p>Adams then joked that Maye and Diggs followed each other at the same time.</p><p>“Three, two, one, follow,” Adams joked. “I’ve never seen anything like that happen, ever. First time in history!”</p><p>Maye also made it clear that he respects Diggs as a veteran NFL player. He even recalled that he used to use Diggs while playing Madden while growing up.</p><p>“A player like that, I’m a young player so I try to pay respect and you know, anybody that I used to grow up and play Madden with you’ve got to pay respect to them,” Maye concluded.</p><h2><b>Patriots sign Stefon Diggs to three-year contract later that day</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Stefon-Diggs_8bac4c.jpg"><figcaption>© Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Oddly enough, the Patriots ended up signing WR Stefon Diggs later in the day on Tuesday.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-new-england-stefon-diggs-69-million-contract-agreement">New England signed Diggs to a three-year contract worth $69 million</a>. His contract includes $26 million guaranteed.</p><p>Diggs is coming off a major injury. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-stefon-diggs-injury-diagnosis-ends-2024-season">He torn his ACL in the middle of the 2024 season</a> with the Texans. There is plenty of time for Diggs to get healthy ahead of the 2025 season. The Patriots gave him a long-term contract, which suggests they are perfectly comfortable with his injury recovery.</p><p>Diggs projects as the top wide receiver on a talent-poor Patriots offense. DeMario Douglas, Ja’Lynn Polk, and Kayshon Boutte fill out the rest of the starting lineup.</p><p>Diggs has been a reliable wide receiver ever since joining the NFL in 2015. He started his career in Minnesota, quickly establishing himself as one of the league’s more dangerous weapons.</p><p>Stefon Diggs logged over 1,000 yards per season every year between 2018 and 2023. He was on pace to keep that streak going in Houston, logging 47 receptions for 496 yards and three touchdowns before getting injured.</p><p>Hopefully Diggs adds some much-needed firepower to New England’s offense in 2025.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
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2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
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