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Drake Maye: ‘Hard not to be excited’ about Patriots wide receiver group
The third-year quarterback is working with a revamped set of wideouts this season
Drake Maye
QB · NE · 24 yrs · exp 2 · North Carolina
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Jayden Daniels: I can't live off what I did in 2024
Commanders QB Daniels reflects on 2024, eyes Week 1 start
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Ranking NFL's top 10 quarterback-coach duos for 2026: Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid dethroned by NFC West risers
CBS Sports ranks the top quarterback‑coach duos for 2026, spotlighting the Chiefs’ Mahomes‑Reid partnership and highlighting rising duos like Darnold‑Macdonald, Maye‑Vrabel, and Lawrence‑Coen
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Drake Maye's Growth Has Stood Out to His Head Coach
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye came one vote away from winning the MVP Award in his first full season as a starter, and head coach Mike Vrabel has seen notable improvements since he took over the team in 2025. In speaking with reporters on Thursday about Maye's growth, Vrabel pointed out, "More comfort in what we're doing. More command. More understanding." Maye threw for 4,394 yards and 31 touchdowns to only eight interceptions, adding 450 yards and four scores on the ground on his way to a QB2 finish, and the Patriots spent the offseason improving his offensive line and pass-catchers, most notably adding receivers A.J. Brown and Romeo Doubs, both of whom have reportedly established a quick rapport with the 24-year-old signal-caller. Questions about how much a historically easy schedule played into Maye's success have lingered throughout the offseason, particularly after a significant postseason dropoff, but an improved offensive environment could serve to raise a fantasy ceiling that was already among the highest in the league, making him a potential value at RotoBaller's QB6
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Stuck in the Middle with You | How to Draft from the 1.06 in 2026
Drafting strategies from the 1.06 position in a 12-team, PPR draft
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12 NFL teams did not play their starting quarterbacks in the preseason
More than one‑third of starting QBs missed the entire preseason, with teams ranging from the Chiefs to the Saints keeping their starters on the sidelines
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Drake Maye - Doesn't play in exhibition finale
sleeper-rotowire+19 stories · 30dSource unavailable
Maye sat out Thursday's preseason loss to Cleveland. Unsurprisingly, Maye was among the plethora of New England starters who didn't see action in the team's final exhibition game. The star quarterback ended up sitting out all three of the team's preseason contests as he prepares for the regular season. Maye's first chance to get into game action with new top wideouts A.J. Brown and Romeo Doubs will take place in Week 1 versus Seattle on Wednesday, Sept. 9
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Inside the life Drake and Ann Michael Maye have built in New England
New England Patriots QB Drake Maye and his wife Ann Michael hold onto their North Carolina roots while building their lives in a new home
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Drake Maye's Fantasy Environment Has Only Gotten Better
Drake Maye's fantasy environment has improved with the addition of new receivers and a more favorable schedule
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Justin Herbert, Chargers' Starters to Play in Preseason Finale
The plan is for all of the Los Angeles Chargers starters, including quarterback Justin Herbert, to play in the preseason finale on Thursday against the Los Angeles Rams, minus safety Derwin James and pass-rusher Khalil Mack, according to Alex Insdorf. New offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel has been effusive in his praise of Herbert as he learns his offense this summer. The 28-year-old former sixth overall pick in 2020 from Oregon had at least 4,000 passing yards in each of his first three years in the NFL, but he is now on a run of three straight seasons with fewer than 4,000 yards. In 16 regular-season starts in 2025, Herbert threw for 3,727 yards, 26 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions behind a bad offensive line in L.A. If the Bolts' offensive line can protect Herbert better, he will have a great chance to return to the 4,000-yard passing mark in 2026 in his seventh NFL season under McDaniel. RotoBaller currently has Herbert ranked as the No. 7 fantasy QB, behind only Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Jayden Daniels, Jalen Hurts, Joe Burrow, and Drake Maye
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2026 CBS Sports NFL All-Breakout Team: Caleb Williams, two other Bears headline rising stars on offense
Caleb Williams of the Bears was named to the 2026 CBS Sports NFL All-Breakout Team on offense. Other notable players recognized include Bhayshul Tuten of the Jaguars, Drake Maye, Tyler Shough, Jaxson Dart, Bo Nix, Bryce Young, Cam Ward, Malik Willis, Ashton Jeanty, Omarion Hampton, Blake Corum, Jonathon Brooks, Jordan Mason, Quinshon Judkins, TreVeyon Henderson, and James Cook
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Mike Vrabel is protecting key starters in preseason due to depth concerns
Patriots coach Mike Vrabel has kept quarterback Drake Maye and other key starters out of the first two preseason games
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Mike Vrabel is protecting key starters in preseason due to depth concerns
Patriots coach Mike Vrabel has kept quarterback Drake Maye and other key starters out of the first two preseason games. He’ll apparently do the same in the final game, on Thursday at the Browns. Asked whether it’s important to get those players game reps before the regular-season opener at Seattle, Vrabel had a simple response. “I do not think we have a very deep team,” Vrabel said, “so I think we have to make sure that we are preparing our football team and that we are doing everything that we can to keep our best players available. And if that means playing Thursday as part of preparation, then that is what we will do. I have not made that decision yet, but I would say that that is something that I am confident in with where we are set up currently.” That’s the balance every coach must strike when it comes to the preseason. Preparation versus injury risk. Full contact and live tackling enhance that risk. And no coach wants to be the one who lost an important player for the season, before the season even began. And to the extent the Patriots lack depth, Vrabel needs to get the young players ready to go for the real thing. Live reps in preseason games can help. “There are a lot of ebbs and flows of a professional football game, and how can you handle making a mistake?” Vrabel said. “How can you handle getting blocked? How can you handle having a good play and then coming back and being able to do it again? And how they bounce back, how they handle different situations. What they do in live action, I think, is really critical.” Whatever the plan, the real thing is only 17 days away. And, one year after the Patriots opened the season by losing at home to the team that became the worst in the league, the Patriots go on the road to face the Super Bowl champion — in a rematch of a game the Patriots badly lost the last time around
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Hunter Henry Looking More Like a Matchup Play in 2026
Hunter Henry's role is safe, but the Patriots' additions outside make it harder to bank on a high target share
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Kyle Williams Shows Off Big-Play Ability in Saturday's Preseason Win
Kyle Williams had a 69-yard touchdown catch in the Patriots' preseason win, solidifying his roster spot
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Patriots starters not expected to play in preseason game vs. Eagles
Patriots starters won't play in preseason game vs. Eagles
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Two years later, Drake Maye sees Patriots’ growth against Eagles
Maye was overall sharp in two practices against the Eagles
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Can Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow avoid the quarterback midlife crisis?
Last season was a down year for the AFC's superstar quarterbacks I like to call the "big four." None of Patrick Mahomes , Josh Allen , Lamar Jackson or Joe Burrow made the AFC title game. Mahomes, Jackson and Burrow all missed the playoffs and combined to miss 16 regular-season games. Now, don't get me wrong, confidence is still understandably high in this group. Our experts ranked them as four of the best five quarterbacks in the league entering this season. But, maybe 2025 was more than a fluke. Maybe, just maybe, they are in the midst of, or entering the sports version of a midlife crisis. Think about it. They are getting up there in age. All four quarterbacks are either approaching age 30 or have already turned 30 years old. Could they be questioning their careers? Allen and Jackson still haven't made the Super Bowl and this is the age when mobile quarterbacks start to decline. Burrow had some midlife crisis-type comments last year. Mahomes is coming off a serious knee injury and the Chiefs fell apart last year. What's next? Mood swings and impulsive decisions? Maybe a little jealousy? The next generation of star quarterbacks could be waiting in the wings ( Justin Herbert , C.J. Stroud , Drake Maye , Fernando Mendoza ??) In all seriousness, each future Hall of Fame quarterback is entering the second half of their career with plenty of promise but also some concerns about their Super Bowl windows. That's why I'm looking at a case for and against a midlife crisis for each one with a verdict included. Mahomes is the most fascinating case. He's only 30 years old and is already one of three players all time with three Super Bowl MVPs (Brady and Joe Montana). As he chases Brady for GOAT status, it's actually Brady who provides the blueprint for what Mahomes' midlife crisis could look like. Like Mahomes, Brady tore his ACL in his ninth season. He also went a decade between his third and fourth rings as he competed with the likes of Peyton Manning , Ben Roethlisberger , Joe Flacco and Philip Rivers in the AFC. Mahomes also has plenty of talent to compete with in the AFC who are champing at the bit after he's been ring blocking for years. You can definitely make a case the Chiefs' dynasty is over (at least version 1.0) as players decline and bills come due. Kansas City needed to trade Tyreek Hill a few years ago. They moved Joe Thuney last year. This offseason we saw most of their secondary get dismantled headlined by Trent McDuffie's trade to the Rams . Kelce lost a step (or two) and Chris Jones is beginning to decline. You can see the toll all of that has taken as the Chiefs sputtered last year. They have also been struggling on offense for three years now. We are looking at a 50+-game sample where the Chiefs are below average in scoring. Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers and Brady never had a 30+-game stretch in their careers where their team was below league average in scoring. There doesn't appear to be a solution in sight as Worthy hasn't lived up to the 4.21 40 hype and Rice can't stay on the field. I was shocked when I found this stat recently. The Chiefs are the only team in the NFL without a 1,000-yard rusher or receiver in a season in the past three years. The lack of playmaking around Mahomes has caught up to them. So has how defenses are playing them. Mahomes has just seven pass touchdowns on deep throws (20+ air yards) since Hill was traded in the 2022 offseason. That's tied for 27th in the league. He had 41 in four seasons prior to that, easily the most in football. We're all waiting for 50-TD Mahomes to walk through that door again. But with all of the above in mind, it's probably going to take some time. Plus, I buried the lede. Mahomes is coming off last year's knee injury. Although he's healthy for the start of the year, we still don't know how this could impact a quarterback who relies on his legs a lot. He leads the NFL in passing first downs (114) and rushing first downs (60) outside the pocket in the pa [... truncated ...]
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A.J. Brown hasn't spoken to Jalen Hurts, but sends message with dominant showing vs. Eagles in joint practice
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Over the previous four seasons, the Eagles were A.J. Brown's friend. On Wednesday, as Brown's New England Patriots hosted Philadelphia for the first of two joint practices, they were his foe. Brown squared off against his former team for the first time since the blockbuster trade that sent him to Foxborough in June. While this wasn't a game setting, the veteran receiver certainly appeared to put some extra emphasis on the session. Out of the gate, Brown nearly sent the droves of fans watching from the practice-field stands in the shadow of Gillette Stadium into a frenzy. After the Patriots and Eagles finished their warmups and came together for 1-on-1s, Brown immediately lined up against former teammate and first-team All-Pro corner Quinyon Mitchell . Brown got a step on Mitchell down the left sideline, and Drake Maye uncorked a perfectly placed ball into Brown's breadbasket for what would've been a touchdown. The fans were ready to explode, but Brown could only get his left hand on the ball, and the pass fell incomplete. "Q got away with a little holding," Brown said after practice with a laugh. "I won, and he pulled himself back into the play, and I just have to finish the play. My right hand didn't get to the ball quick enough. My left hand got on the ball, and that's on me. Attention to detail, catching the ball high, not letting it get low. It's those little things. "It's never about who I'm going against; it's the little things. That could have been a 40-yard bomb, but now it's a long foul ball, right? Those are the things I'm focusing on." AJ Brown vs Quinyon Mitchell to start 1-on-1s pic.twitter.com/FFVgJtRVzC Whether it was a Mitchell hold or a Brown drop, it was the star receiver's lone blip on a thunderous day. The dropped touchdown against Mitchell during 1-on-1s was Brown's lone rep in that period, but he was extremely active in team drills. By my count, he caught all seven of his targets on the afternoon, whether during 11-on-11s or 7-on-7s. Maye peppered Brown during the 7-on-7 period as the session began to ramp up. He caught all three of his targets during that portion of practice, including the final reception, when he beat Mitchell in coverage. After the catch, Brown spun the ball on the turf in celebration. Things only escalated from there as Brown continued to dazzle when practice moved to 11-on-11s. After catching his first target, he made arguably the highlight play of the day. Lining up on the right side, Brown ran down the sideline as Maye, under pressure, lofted the ball up for him. The 6-foot-1, 226-pound receiver leapt into the air with Eagles corner Riq Woolen in coverage, turned his body back toward the line of scrimmage and hauled in the pass while somehow keeping his feet in bounds. "[Maye] gave me a good ball," Brown said of the catch. "It was a quicker throw, and I just know I had to win at the line of scrimmage, and I was going against Tariq. I know he's very fast, and I know he was coming, so I just had to hold my line of scrimmage and just keep going vertical and fade at the last second." On top of the highlight-reel plays, Brown seems fully immersed in the Patriots offense at this stage of the summer. He didn't stay strapped to one side of the field and appears poised to be a big chess piece in Josh McDaniels' formations. "I'm ready to go," he said when asked about his knowledge of the Patriots offense. "100%." As much as Brown's on-field showing will be the headline, it was just as interesting to watch him on the sideline, specifically how he interacted with his former teammates. Toward the tail end of practice, as the two rosters came together on the sideline between the two practice fields, Brown chatted with former Eagles teammates as the special teams units went through drills. The players I saw him conversing with included offensive tackle Jordan Mailata , center Cam Jurgens and running back Saquon Barkley , among others. From my view in the medi [... truncated ...]
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Patriots training camp notebook: Drake Maye shreds Eagles defense in first joint practice
Drake Maye impressed during the Patriots' 19th training practice, a joint session with the Eagles, where he reportedly 'shredded' the opposing defense
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