In Foxborough, a once-sparse quarterback room is overflowing with competition for the starting gig.
“Everything is about competition, and nothing is given. All of it’s earned. That’s how we thought about the process,” head coach Jerod Mayo said after drafting not one, but two rookie quarterbacks during the 2024 NFL Draft.
UNC’s Drake Maye and Tennessee’s Joe Milton III will join the existing group -Jacoby Brissett, Bailey Zappe, and Nathan Rourke – in New England over the coming weeks.
For Brissett, the veteran quarterback who signed a one-year contract with the Patriots during free agency, competing for a starting position is familiar.