The Patriots are giving Drake Maye his first career NFL start in Week 6. Jerod Mayo explained Wednesday why it was the right time for the switch.

The Patriots revealed on Tuesday that they are switching from veteran Jacoby Brissett to No. 3 overall pick, Drake Maye, ahead of Week 6. Maye has been Brissett’s backup for the first five games, during which the Patriots have ranked 31st (of 32) in both scoring and yardage on offense.

The Patriots have lost four games in a row, and they could be handing the keys to rookie Drake Maye to try and get back on track.

Maye will play in Sunday's game, but he and his head coach provided little details on his knee injury. The post What Drake Maye, Jerod Mayo said of Patriots QB’s knee injury ahead of London game appeared first on Boston.

Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye was removed from the injury report Friday and is good to go Week 7 against the Jaguars. That came after a minor injury scare early in the week when Maye was listed as a full participant with a knee injury.

Drake Maye, the 22-year-old quarterback for the New England Patriots, has been registered in the injury report with a knee injury. Maye started as a rookie for the Patriots in the Week 6 game. Although the Patriots did not win against the Houston Texans,

The New England Patriots will face the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 7, and Drake Maye has now provided a huge update on his availability for the game regarding his knee injury. Drake Maye has recently been named the starting quarterback of the New England Patriots.

The New England Patriots are set to play in London on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Patriots are no strangers to playing overseas in the regular season, but it will be the first professional trip abroad for rookie quarterback Drake Maye.