How Drake Maye emulated Aaron Rodgers early in football career
FOXBORO Both quarterbacks will be using the same grip Sunday when the Patriots take on the Steelers Patriots quarterback Drake Maye revealed Wednesday that when he was in eighth grade he Googled how Rodgers held the football I ve had the grip ever since Maye revealed beaming on Wednesday Related Articles Patriots Christian Gonzalez ascertained injury absence challenging Mike Vrabel updates Patriots plans for ailing defensive coordinator Terrell Williams Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez returns to practice Wednesday pass rushers out Patriots veteran named AFC Special Teams Member of the Week Patriots mailbag Is DeMario Douglas being phased out of offense Maye informed the Herald last year that Rodgers was his favorite athlete while growing up He got a chance to watch Rodgers up close twice last season when the Patriots played the Jets Rodgers was distributed by the Jets this offseason and signed with the Steelers in June You just get to the age of starting to really love watching football and he won the Super Bowl when I was just remember watching my first Super Bowl I know that they won it so with the Packers So just very talented way of throwing the football He s got selected swagger to him and I think he s special how he throws the football I remember watching it last year when Jacoby was playing and they were playing at the Jets I was watching him warm up It s just something you don t take for granted somebody throws the football that way Yeah big fan Rodgers grip isn t the only thing that Maye has tried to emulate from the -time Pro Bowl selection and four-time All-Pro Shoot it s hard the way he spins it I mean he spins it with the best of them Maye reported Just little things I think his play fakes are unbelievable I think the way he uses defenders he got someone last week on a play fake and just his intensity his cadence is one of the best in the league Not gonna get there early in my career but try to work towards it He s so good at drawing guys offsides take advantage of big plays And think he just has a special talent moving guys moving defenders and throwing int tight windows It s pretty cool to watch Maye briefly reported hello to Rodgers after the first Patriots-Jets matchup in New York last season Maye suffered a concussion during the Patriots-Jets event at Gillette Stadium but he hopes to talk with Rodgers longer at particular point in the future Barring any injuries Maye should have a chance to talk to Rodgers again after Sunday s encounter
