New England Patriots 1st Round Rookie Gives Review on His Performance

The New England Patriots got started with their preseason campaign on Thursday night against the Carolina Panthers .

The most anticipated moment of the night came and went very quickly, when No. 3 overall selection Drake Maye made his debut on the second drive of the game and threw three passes, completing two of three passes and getting pulled after the one drive.

Fans who may have wanted to see Maye get more action were disappointed, but the rookie was pleased with his performance in his first game in a Patriots uniform when he spoke to reporters after the game.

"Yeah, I think it was awesome. First of all, to get out there in the stadium. Really the first time since I think the day after I got drafted being in the stadium, other than the walkthrough yesterday. Being there with the fans, it was a different feeling. I felt some little chills through my body, but it was just awesome getting to compete against somebody else. We're going through camp and practice with ourselves and finally get a chance to come together and compete as one," Maye said , adding that he thought the team had a good performance overall. "Thought the guys did a great job, that was the biggest thing, through the rain, through the weather in the first half. It cleared up and was glad that we came up on the right side. That's what preseason is for, I think just a good group of guys, having them make the plays and it's just fun to cheer on your teammates. So for me just kind of an idea of how much I played tonight and just going there and trying to take care of the football and execute and other than that just fun to be out there."

The Patriots will begin joint practices with the Philadelphia Eagles this week before their second preseason game next Thursday in Gillette Stadium.