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First-year New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo said veteran Jacoby Brissett is the team's starting quarterback entering training camp because he's the most "pro ready," but Mayo left the door open that rookie Drake Maye could overtake him. "If he comes out here and lights it up, it absolutely could happen," Mayo said in reference to Maye, the No. 3 overall pick in the NFL draft. "But coming out of the spring, I don't think there is any doubt -- Jacoby is the starting quarterback at this point in time." Mayo repeated multiple times that he is preaching competition to his players at all positions, including quarterback, where the team has Brissett, Maye, third-year player Bailey Zappe and 2024 sixth-round pick Joe Milton III. The Patriots signed Brissett, entering his ninth NFL season, to a one-year, $8 million deal in the offseason while knowing they would likely select a quarterback in the draft.
