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Patriots' Drake Maye identifies crucial quality he needs to work on after rookie season

Drake Maye had a relatively strong rookie season, but the New England Patriots quarterback recognized that he still has a ways to go before reaching the next level.

In an appearance on The Athletic's Scoop City, Maye shared that he's hoping to grow as a leader this offseason.

“Non-tangible things on the field [that I want to get better at], I think just leadership, taking the next step of being ‘the guy,'” Maye said. “Getting a chance to kinda make more noise in the locker room. It’s tough to kinda speak up as a rookie… kinda just taking the next step in that.