When Matthew Slater spoke about the New England Patriots’ new-look quarterback situation earlier this week — starter Mac Jones is expected to miss time with an ankle injury — he used an unfamiliar name to address the team’s backup. Instead of calling Brian Hoyer by his supposed first name, he refereed to him as “Axel.”
Turns out, Hoyer’s full name is Axel Edward Brian Hoyer. On Wednesday, Hoyer was asked the story behind his real first name and he pointed to his father.
“My dad’s name’s Axel. I know I saw Albert Breer thought that maybe it was like Beverly Hills Cop.