The future is now.
The Patriots will start rookie quarterback Drake Maye on Sunday, per sources.
This move comes after the team got out to a 1-4 start with Jacoby Brissett as their starting QB.
Maye, the 2024 third-overall pick, has appeared in just one game, relieving Brissett in Week 3 during a blowout loss to the Jets. He went 4-of-8 for 22 yards with two carries for 12 yards.
The UNC product impressed during the preseason with head coach Jerod Mayo saying that Maye was outperforming Brissett by the end of the summer. After the first four weeks of the season, Mayo maintained that Brissett still gave the Patriots a better chance to win until Monday morning, when he would no longer confirm that the veteran QB was still the team’s starter.
That led many to believe that a change was imminent.
Brissett, who signed a one-year, $8 million contract with the Patriots this offseason, averaged just 139.2 yards per game before getting benched. He was 18-of-34 for 160 yards in the Patriots’ 15-10 Week 6 loss to the Dolphins. The Patriots are averaging just 12.4 points per game, which is second-worst in the NFL. Their 119.4 passing yards per game is league-worst.
This is a developing story…
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