‘You feel the love:’ Drake Maye talks to 7NEWS 1-on-1 about the offseason, fans, and personal life
Drake Maye is pumped for his second season with the Pats I m just excited explained Maye Patriots quarterback Just trying to learn the offense do my part of leading the guys and kinda feel more secure in year two I feel like I ve been through this before a little bit so it s been a lot easier adjusting to that The sophomore quarterback will have plenty to adjust to this season A new head coach a new superstar teammate and a new ring on his finger Maye proposed to his fianc Ann Michael Hudson in January The two have been together since middle school Maye says they plan to say I do this summer in their home state of North Carolina I gotta ask you what was more nerve racking popping the question or playing in an NFL contest Marlee inquired Maye I ll tell you what compared to my first start it was pretty similar commented Maye I think because the fans around that made me more nervous But I was definitely nervous getting down on one knee Besides marrying his love of nearly years Maye says there s one thing in particular he s looking forward to on his wedding day The food the food for sure Maye joked I m just excited to get up there It s her day it s our day but it s really her day So I m just excited to kind of enjoy it and enjoy the people that I love in my life Beyond football practice and wedding planning the couple has been busy taking a bite out of Boston My fianc loves trying new food so just trying to bring her to selected new places commented Maye I m not a huge seafood fan I tried a lobster roll chosen clam chowder obviously chosen of the best spots are up here My dad loves it And there s someone else Maye s been showing around He says he s really hit it off with the squad s first-round draft pick offensive tackle Will Campbell It s been cool for me to see a young sportsman who s been through the same thing stated Maye A high draft pick playing college for three years and coming to a city he s never been to And being from the South so a lot of things in common Its easy for me to be someone he can come to with any questions hang out with him outside of football I think we share a lot in common and he s gonna be a great player for us on the field Maye s excited to be learning from another great participant new head coach and Pats hall of famer Mike Vrabel What Vrabel is harping on is building explained Maye Building the identity using key aspects of our association showing up and working hard I think it s something that you build and you find that out when event time comes There s a new sense of let s get things right this year and I think people are tired of consecutive losing seasons Maye continued It gets tough In a city that expects to win and has had so much success in the past we want to get back to that After his warm welcome last season Maye wants to make Pats fans proud Playing for the Patriots you kind of feel the love that this city has for us athletes and I think I just appreciate that declared Maye
