Patriots rookie QB fails to win starting job

Throughout all of New England Patriots training camp and the preseason, there was a heated position battle between rookie quarterback Drake Maye and veteran Jacoby Brissett. Early Thursday morning, the team announced that Brissett would be the team’s starting quarterback to begin the season.

Brissett enters his ninth NFL season with his fifth NFL team. Brissett returned to the Patriots this offseason as a free agent. This is Brissett’s second stint with the team after New England selected him in the third round of the 2016 NFL draft. Brissett spent one season with the Patriots and was subsequently traded to the Indianapolis Colts.

The Patriots invested heavily in Maye having taken him No. 3 overall in the 2024 NFL draft. Maye was strong in training camp and in the preseason but couldn’t outpace the veteran Brissett so he must now sit back and wait for his opportunity.

New England is on the road in Week One taking on the Cincinnati Bengals.