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The New England Patriots are reportedly planning on finishing the 2024 season with Drake Maye starting under center.
Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer revealed on Monday that New England is planning on inserting Maye into the first-string offense "at some point" this season and will be patient before doing so, to an extent.
"But Maye's progress has gotten to the point where the expectation is he'll earn his way on to the field relatively soon, with the one caveat being that the Patriots' offense will have to show (as it did against the Cincinnati Bengals, then didn't against the Jets) that it can play the way it needs to in order to support a rookie quarterback," Breer wrote.