FOXBOROUGH — “M-V-P! M-V-P!”
The chants were loud at Gillette Stadium on Thursday night as Drake Maye helped lead the New England Patriots to the team’s ninth win of the season. And with that, the Patriots hold the best record in the NFL, sitting at 9-2.
But, no matter how loud the chants are, Maye has continued to stay humble and never shows any signs that they are getting to him. After each and every game, he is critical of things he can do better while hyping up his teammates for their efforts.
And that’s exactly what he did after the Week 11 primetime win when asked how it feels to get those “MVP” chants.
“Yeah, may have been for TreVeyon (Henderson) tonight,” Maye said with a smile. “He scored three touchdowns.”
But then, he also took a moment to give love to the fans.
“I think our fans have been great with me since I got here, since I got drafted,” he continued. “I just appreciate them for embracing me, and trying to embrace this city and give these fans and this team and just myself just leave it all out there and give it everything I got.”
This is nearly identical to his sentiments for last week when he was asked about receiving “MVP” chants at Raymond James Stadium during an away matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Specifically, he implied that they weren’t for him at all.
“MVP (chants) for Baker (Mayfield),” Maye answers. “Baker is playing his butt off. I’m a big fan of Baker’s game, they are a very good football team, but we travel well, that’s the Patriots, that’s us!”
It’s clear in the way he plays that the Patriots have their quarterback of the future, but the way he is off the field is even more indicative that New England truly got a good one.
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