Jerod Mayo and the Patriots continue to send mixed messages about the current state of the team’s depth chart.
Despite signaling after Sunday’s preseason loss to the Commanders that Drake Maye was still the team’s “second-best quarterback on the roster” behind veteran Jacoby Brissett, New England’s head coach noted the next morning that Maye has been better than his teammate during preseason reps.
“What I will say is that this is a true competition,” Mayo said on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” on Monday. “It wasn’t fluff or anything like that. It’s true competition and I would say at this current point, Drake has outplayed Jacoby.