The New England Patriots were beaten by Aaron Rodgers and the rival New York Jets on Thursday night.
Down 24-3 late in the second half, Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo decided to put in rookie signal-caller Drake Maye and bench veteran Jacoby Brissett.
Maye ended up completing 4 of 8 passes for 22 yards but took a couple of big hits.
Drake Maye has made his NFL debut entering for the Patriots 👀 pic.twitter.com/q6f4PSdjfl
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 20, 2024
NFL and Patriots fans took to social media to give their thoughts on Maye finally getting some NFL experience.
HE LOOKS SO LOST 😂
— Stewart JOSEPH Parker v (@sjp_v) September 20, 2024
Good to see Maye making his Debut
— Lobo (@lobometaX) September 20, 2024
Hopefully its the start to a great career
— Off The Top Media (@OffTheTopMedia_) September 20, 2024
He takes a few more shots like that scramble and he’ll have a short NFL career. Yikes.
— Larry Pesch (@lars1459) September 20, 2024
The mixed emotions of Maye’s NFL debut are very evident.
He played like a rookie in a blowout loss in his first NFL action.
But for Patriots fans out there who are worried, they should not be.
This New England team is very young and inexperienced, and their head coach is still trying to find his way in his first full year as head coach.
For Maye, he likely will get better as he gets more experience in games and in practice with the first team.
Now, Maye didn’t necessarily impress but the fans up in New England should not be panicking right now.
