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FOXBORO -- Patriots owner Robert Kraft borrowed a line from a Boston Herald headline while introducing 2024 first-round pick Drake Maye. "I thought it was the end of April, but one of the papers in town said, 'Maye Day' has arrived. That's pretty exciting," Kraft said Friday on the field at Gillette Stadium.
The Patriots drafted UNC quarterback Drake Maye on Saturday, and he fits his new franchise's timeline perfectly.
Read the full transcript from Drake Maye's draft press conference on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
The Patriots' new, 21-year-old quarterback spoke with reporters after getting drafted third overall Thursday, a night he called the best of his life. The Patriots wasted no time submitting their card once they were on the clock at No. 3 overall, and director of scouting Eliot Wolf revealed he knew the team would draft him for weeks.
"I think competing to win: that's what Patriots Nation is about. That's what they know how to do, and I'm ready to come in and do that."