Drake Maye

No. 10 · 3rd season

Drake Maye already knows who he wants to beat first

The first open spring practice of the year is usually low-stakes by design — helmets and shorts, no contact, a lot of standing around. But Drake Maye showed up to the New England Patriots' opening organized team activity session this week with something specific on his mind.

Maye is heading into his third year with the Patriots. He runs the offense now. Wednesday's session was up and down — that's how these spring days tend to go — but the bigger picture was already there in what Maye said after.

The Patriots ended last season against the Seattle Seahawks, and when the 2026 schedule was released, Seattle turned up again: Week 1, the very first game. Maye named it directly. That opener, he said, is giving him extra motivation heading into training camp.

There's something clarifying about knowing exactly who's first on the calendar. The season is months away, and Maye is already treating it like a reminder note he put on his own wall.

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