{"id":82721,"date":"2025-08-24T14:36:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T14:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=82721"},"modified":"2025-08-24T14:36:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T14:36:32","slug":"update-patriots-super-bowl-champion-reveals-brutally-honest-thoughts-on-drake-maye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=82721","title":{"rendered":"Update!! Patriots Super Bowl champion reveals brutally honest thoughts on Drake Maye"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container post-body\">\n<div class=\"post-content col\">\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_hide credit_onImage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NFL-New-England-Patriots-at-Minnesota-Vikings-26862019.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428,height=241,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NFL-New-England-Patriots-at-Minnesota-Vikings-26862019.jpg 428w, https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NFL-New-England-Patriots-at-Minnesota-Vikings-26862019.jpg 788w\" alt=\"NFL: New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings\" width=\"788\" height=\"444\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"post-content-container article-content\">\n<p>The New England Patriots\u00a0enter the 2025 season with some newfound optimism, especially because of quarterback Drake Maye.<\/p>\n<p>Maye showed a ton of promise during his rookie campaign in 2024, tossing 15 touchdowns to ten interceptions and earning a trip to the Pro Bowl. The 22-year-old now has a chance this season to prove that he\u2019s the long-term guy for New England, and a Patriots Super Bowl champion believes Maye will rise to the occasion in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview with\u00a0Tom E. Curran on NBC Sports Boston, Vince Wilfork was asked if Maye can be the Patriots\u2019 franchise quarterback. The former NFL defensive tackle gave a clear answer to the question.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI think he [Maye] will be [the guy],\u201d\u00a0Wilfork said on NBC Sports Boston.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s going to take him this year. But Drake has what it takes, and that\u2019s what I\u2019m investing in.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For most of his 13-year career, Wilfork played with Tom Brady, so he knows what a franchise quarterback looks like.<\/p>\n<p>The two-time Super Bowl champion has complete confidence that Maye can be the guy for the Patriots, but general manager Eliot Wolf just needs to surround him with enough talent.<\/p>\n<p>Wilfork also talked about how Vrabel will help Maye improve quickly in the leadership aspect. Vrabel is\u00a0relying on his young quarterback to be one of the primary leaders of the team moving forward.<br \/>\n<em>\u201cIt\u2019s gonna happen\u2026 Drake\u2019s saying to himself, \u2018This only my second year in, I\u2019m still young.\u2019 But he have a head coach telling him, \u2018No no no no, you are the future of this franchise,\u201d Wilfork said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>New England will open the season at Gillette Stadium versus Pete Carroll and the Las Vegas Raiders, which is a nice first test for Vrabel\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images The New England Patriots\u00a0enter the 2025 season with some newfound optimism, especially because of quarterback Drake Maye. 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