Drake Maye Earns Patriots Praise, Faces Fluke Label From Ex-star

WHO:

Heavy NFL - Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, Will Campbell, Marcus Jones, and Brenden Schooler were elected as New England Patriots NFL Players Association representatives.

Heavy NFL - Maye was named the Patriots’ voting representative.

NESN - Former five-time Pro Bowler Jarvis Landry called Maye a “fluke.”

NESN - The New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, Las Vegas Raiders, and Seattle Seahawks are discussed.

WHAT:

Heavy NFL - The Patriots elected four players as NFLPA representatives; Maye was the group’s voting representative.

NESN - The Patriots won three consecutive games, including two divisional wins against the Bills and Jets, and a 45-17 win against the Raiders.

NESN - Maye threw 10 touchdown passes and one interception over the three-week stretch discussed.

NESN - Landry said, “Drake Maye is a fluke. These last two games has been a fluke,” and said Maye had faced “the bottom half of pass defense in the NFL.”

NESN - Landry characterized the Patriots’ middle portion of the schedule as one of the weakest he had seen, comparing it with their prior season’s schedule and referring to a Super Bowl matchup against Seattle.

NESN - The article says Maye had struggled during the Patriots’ slow start, but had recently played better, though not perfectly.

WHERE:

NESN - The games mentioned involved the Patriots, Bills, Jets, Raiders, and Seahawks; the article does not give game locations.

WHY:

NESN - Landry based his “fluke” assessment on Maye’s recent opponents and their pass defenses, which he described as among the NFL’s weaker teams.

HOW:

Heavy NFL - The Patriots selected their NFLPA representatives through an election, naming Maye as the voting representative.

The New England Patriots have elected quarterback Drake Maye, Will Campbell, Marcus Jones, and Brenden Schooler as their NFL Players Association representatives, with Maye serving as the group’s voting representative. The news comes as the Patriots have won three straight games, including divisional victories over the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets and a 45-to-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Across that three-game stretch, Maye threw 10 touchdown passes and one interception. Former five-time Pro Bowler Jarvis Landry dismissed the quarterback’s recent performance as a “fluke,” arguing that Maye faced some of the NFL’s weaker pass defenses. Landry also described the Patriots’ middle stretch of the schedule as one of the weakest he had seen, comparing it with their previous season’s schedule and a Super Bowl matchup against the Seattle Seahawks. Maye had struggled during New England’s slow start, but has recently played better, though not perfectly.