Drake Maye: Scouts, execs optimistic about Patriots QB’s ceiling as a rookie

Minutes after the Patriots selected quarterback Drake Maye third overall in the 2024 NFL Draft, new head coach Jerod Mayo made it very clear his rookie quarterback is not guaranteed a starting job in Week 1. He even reiterated the point later in his post-first-round press conference, saying, “We’re not sitting here saying that Drake is our starting quarterback.” But Mayo also said that if Maye can beat out veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett, who was signed in free agency as a potential bridge starter or mentor, through coaching and hard...