If first impressions truly matter, New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye came up a bit short on Friday as he arrived for the first day of rookie minicamp.
Cameras caught Maye, the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, walking up to the Gillette Stadium doors with his pants pockets at maximum capacity. He looked like a toddler with a full diaper and several on X, formerly known as Twitter, let him have it.
Terrble pocket presence from Drake Maye dear god pic.twitter.com/llhmubC0uw
— PFT Commenter (@PFTCommenter) May 10, 2024
Drake Maye with his entire pog collection, slammers and all in his pockets to show off at practice today
— FantasyNerdBoi (@NerdBoiTakes) May 10, 2024
Retired NFL offensive lineman and current sportscaster, Ross Tucker, joked that Maye’s stuffed pockets might be a “red flag.”
I’ve never seen someone have bigger/more items in their pockets than Drake Maye.
Is this a good sign or red flag? pic.twitter.com/2aakayYysg
— Ross Tucker (@RossTuckerNFL) May 9, 2024
The recently retired Jason Kelce also felt the need to chime in, pointing out that Maye was wearing a backpack and sarcastically admitting that Tucker may be onto something.
“With a backpack on as well. I mean, I understand overstuffed pockets if it’s your only option to hold things, but this has to be cumbersome to walk around like that,” Kelce wrote. “I’m here for Ross Tucker player evaluations on guys entering buildings, I think there’s something to this.”
There’s no denying that it was a silly look for Maye but perhaps everyone is being too critical. For all we know, the rookie skipped breakfast and had simply stashed away a few tater tots for a post-practice snack.
