Patriots' Drake Maye 'starting to find a stride' in new offense - ESPN

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — On one red-zone play late in Patriots mandatory minicamp practice Monday, quarterback Drake Maye fired a pass to rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson at the goal-line for a touchdown, which led to a rousing cheer from the offense.

Soon after, Maye summed up his viewpoint on where things stand as spring practices come to an end this week, while he continues to learn coordinator Josh McDaniels' offense.

«I think we're catching the stride; I think I'm starting to find a stride,» Maye said. «I'm bummed out we're about to leave, but it's fun.»

The Patriots have one more practice Tuesday before an extended break. Maye has a special occasion to look forward to, with plans to marry longtime girlfriend Ann Michael Hudson on June 21. After that, he said he'll turn his attention to getting ready for the start of training camp in mid-to-late July.

Maye's growth as he enters his second NFL season, and also from the start of spring practices in late April, has been a hot-button topic in New England. His potential was cited by first-year head coach Mike Vrabel as one of the appealing parts of the job.

In the first voluntary organized team activity open to reporters four weeks ago, Maye threw four interceptions, although one might have been nullified by a defensive penalty. He's looked sharper since, seldom turning the ball over.

«You can take that with a grain of salt, but at the same time, you don't want to turn the football over and get in bad habits,» he said. «I feel like I've done a good job of trying to keep the football in our hands, and that's one of our key focuses.»

Maye shared that focusing on «taking what's open, taking the first thing» has been an important adjustment for him, because «when you tend