T he New England Patriots have their quarterback of the future. Drake Maye played well in 2024 despite being thrown into poor circumstances, completing 66.6% of his passes at an a

With Mayo's firing, other roles have also changed. On Sunday, ESPN's Mike Reiss reported that Patriots legend Matthew Slater, who served as the special assistant to the head coach in 2024, had his role eliminated this offseason.

Drake Maye is more than familiar with his new offensive coordinator. When the quarterback came to New England last year, he dove into his new playbook but also watched game film from past Patriots seasons. As it turns out, those film sessions will come in handy this season when Maye is coached by Josh McDaniels for the first time.

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye knows the history of new offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, and that's why he's so excited to be coached by him.

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye has already spoken to newly-hired coach Mike Vrabel.

Drake Maye and Mike Vrabel are already hitting it off. A late addition to the Pro Bowl games, Maye is down in Orlando this week and conducted his first interview since the season ended with Sirius XM. Since Maye last spoke publicly, Jerod Mayo was fired as Patriots coach and Vrabel was brought in to replace him.