{"id":32527,"date":"2025-02-08T22:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T22:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=32527"},"modified":"2025-02-08T22:15:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T22:15:02","slug":"who-guess-nfl-insider-says-1-young-qb-has-mythical-reputation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=32527","title":{"rendered":"Who Guess? NFL Insider Says 1 Young QB Has \u2018Mythical Reputation\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/cache\/webp-cache\/08a69994f533c5a90e4dd9619b6eaddc.webp\" alt=\"NFL Insider Says 1 Young QB Has \u2018Mythical Reputation\u2019\" width=\"750\" height=\"499\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"post-440726 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-new-england-patriots category-nfl entry\" aria-label=\"NFL Insider Says 1 Young QB Has \u2018Mythical Reputation\u2019\">\n<div class=\"featured-image-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Quinn Harris\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The 2024 NFL Draft class has a great chance of ending up as one of the best ever after a number of players shined brightly this season.<\/p>\n<p>When the season began, quarterback Drake Maye, who was the No. 3 overall pick, didn\u2019t start for the New England Patriots, and he played in just one game before head coach Jerod Mayo decided to make him the starter in Week 6.<\/p>\n<p>Maye went on to look like the worthy heir apparent to Tom Brady the Patriots have been searching for since the legend left New England.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being the third QB drafted, behind Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels, the rookie\u2019s reputation preceded him into the league.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cDrake Maye in the NFL has a little bit of like a mythical reputation. He was the guy everybody wanted in the draft,\u201d NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport said, via Carlos A. 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