Maye Talks About His 'Bad Question' At the Pro Bowl

Drake Maye had a busy week last week, having been a late addition to the Pro Bowl roster and spending time in Orlando with his NFL peers.

Maye was asked by Kay Adams during an appearance on Up and Adams on Tuesday about what the experience was like, and Maye said one of the things he enjoyed being around some of the best guys in the game and getting to pick their brains.

“I think probably just hanging around with the other quarterbacks,” said Maye. “I think there’s guys, Joe Burrow on the AFC side and Russell [Wilson] and Baker [Mayfield] and Jared [Goff] and Sam [Darnold], just hang around with the other quarterbacks and get to pick their brains from veteran guys that have been around the league and have had great seasons.”

“So I think it was pretty cool to be around them and kind of get to soak it in and ask them questions and just be the rookie myself of asking stupid questions to them, and they’re laughing at me. So it was pretty cool.”

Maye admitted during the segment that he did receive a little grief from the guys on one question, which was a little bit of an embarrassing moment for him.

“We’re at the skills challenge on Thursday night and just not very smart,” said Maye. “I didn’t even know we got paid down at the Pro Bowl, so I asked, ‘Hey, do we even get paid to come down here?’ Those guys thought it was a bad question, then dumb question. So a nice rookie question for the veteran QBs.”

This is definitely a critical offseason for both Maye and the Patriots, with the team certainly in dire need of putting some talent around him. Maye did add that he tried to do a little recruiting while he was there, talking up the region to the guys ahead of free agency.

“No, I definitely think a little bit,” said Maye when asked how much recruiting he did. “I definitely did get to know some of the guys. Getting to know…tell them a little bit about Boston, about Foxborough, about Gillette a little bit. Tell them about the fan base. I think it’s definitely time to get to know some guys and let them know that the Pats got some things to make some moves this offseason.”

Hopefully, his words make a difference when free agency begins next month.

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