The offseason is well underway in the NFL, and for the most part, fans are keeping tabs on what their favorite teams are doing to improve their rosters. However, it's also important for the players on those teams to keep their skills sharp, and that seems to be something New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is intent on doing.
Maye is fresh off an MVP-caliber campaign that saw him lead the Pats to Super Bowl LX, where they ended up falling short against the Seattle Seahawks. This offseason, Maye has made it clear he intends to improve his game, and that recently saw him conduct a throwing session with several of his wide receivers at Florida Atlantic University. After doing so, the Owls' head coach, Zach Kittley, had some high praise for Maye.
"I didn't realize how big he was -- man, he's a big guy," Kittley said, per Mike Reiss of ESPN. "Just watching him throw the ball around, super smooth, very nice release. Extremely, extremely accurate with the football. That was probably the biggest thing I saw -- every ball he threw was right on the money, wideouts never had to [break] stride. He was awesome. I know we're just throwing on air but he was pinpoint with every throw."'
Considering how Maye threw for 4,394 yards and 31 touchdowns last season, it may seem like he doesn't have many areas in which he can improve upon. As the playoffs showed, though, Maye isn't perfect, so it shouldn't be much of a surprise to see him already putting in some work this offseason.
Of course, the offense around Maye needs some improvement, but that's going to be up to the front office. All Maye can focus on his own game, and after getting some work in with Mack Hollins, Kyle Williams, and Demario Douglas, it wouldn't come as much of a shock to see these guys reunite at some point later on this offseason again.
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