Maye and Daniels React to Potentially Being Drafted By Patriots

With both Drake Maye and Jayden Daniels being potential targets for the New England Patriots, both guys sounded pretty excited to possibly be the next QB up here in New England.

The two met with the media this week and each talked about the possibility, with Daniels giving his thoughts Friday morning as he spoke to reporters.

“Yeah, it would be dope,” Daniels said via CBS’s Michael Hurley when asked about his thoughts about potentially landing with the Patriots. “Obviously, growing up and seeing what Tom Brady did there, six Super Bowls, that’s tough to live up to. But it would be dope to come in there and see the success they had and help them get back on that track.”

Maye echoed those sentiments when he was asked about potentially playing at Gillette Stadium for the foreseeable future.

“Shoot, New England. I mean, it’s hard not to talk about the dynasty. You know, the great, you think of the GOAT. That’s what you think of. When you think of New England, you think of the GOAT, Tom Brady,” Maye said. “So, just a place that’s had a lot of success. They’ve had some years lately that haven’t been as successful and looking to get back on track.”

Both players have already met with the Patriots as the club continues doing its due diligence ahead of the draft. They’ve also reportedly met with Caleb Williams, Bo Nix, and J.J. McCarthy.

The key question is going to ultimately be who is available when the Patriots make their selection. There continue to be rumblings of Chicago pondering a trade of the #1 overall pick, which could affect who ends up being taken in that spot.

While Williams is the consensus pick among quite a few people when it comes to this year’s draft, it also doesn’t sound like he’s necessarily a lock to be taken there.

In Phil Perry’s most recent Next Pats Podcast, Perry pointed out that Williams doesn’t seem to be everyone’s top choice.

“Caleb Williams is not everyone’s number one quarterback, which surprises me a little bit,” said Perry. “It’s not even something that you hear from evaluators that he is the most far and away, most talented, no questions asked, and it’s just the off-the-field stuff that we have concerns with. No, there are football reasons as to why Caleb Williams might not be every scout, every coach’s favorite quarterback in this year’s draft class. I found that interesting.”

Perry also added that, should the Bears hold on to their selection and make a pick in the top spot, seeing Williams go to Chicago isn’t a guarantee and that the interviews with teams this week will likely carry a lot of weight in terms of how he’s viewed heading into the draft.

“The Bears, after having spoken to someone in Chicago, are not dead set on taking Caleb Williams,” said Perry. “It’s not a guarantee. It is not locked in, and this week will matter for him.”

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The above appeared in a recent notebook column here.)

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