The Patriots’ starting quarterback lost a fumble at the end of his opening drive, a third-down pass play he tried to extend past its expiration date. Maye was about to take a sack when he cocked his right arm to throw and the ball slipped behind him. Despite that pressure, allowed by rookie offensive linemen Will Campbell and Jared Wilson, coach Mike Vrabel put the fumble squarely on his quarterback.
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye thought he was about to take the field for his first drive of the season Friday night, then had to stop.
His rookie teammate, TreVeyon Henderson, returned the opening kickoff of the Pats’ preseason opener 100 yards for a touchdown in just 12 seconds. That sparked an eventual 48-18 win for the Pats, but the extra time it gave Maye didn’t settle him down any.
The Patriots’ starting quarterback lost a fumble at the end of his opening drive, a third-down pass play he tried to extend past its expiration date.
