Ryan Fitzpatrick played for nine teams during his 17-year NFL career, including three AFC East teams. The only club in the division he didn’t play for was the New England Patriots, who went 11-3 against them.
Most of those matchups were against Tom Brady, so Fitzpatrick knows him well.
Now a TV analyst, the former quarterback recently compared Drake Maye to Brady after the Patriots’ stunning comeback win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Night Football.
“The Patriots, they finally made me a believer,” Fitzpatrick said this week on his “Fitz & Whit” podcast with Andrew Whitworth. “Watching them against Baltimore, they came back, but it was more just the play of Drake Maye. He’s all of a sudden developed this great pocket presence. It reminded me of a guy that used to play for the Patriots, and it scared the crap out of me.”
Fitzpatrick never played in a postseason game during his NFL career, largely because most of his seasons overlapped with New England’s dynasty. Now, he’s worried another Patriots dynasty is about to begin.
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“I don’t like seeing it…New England, after that Baltimore game, looks like they got another stud,” Fitzpatrick said. “And now I am completely convinced Drake Maye is gonna ruin my life and take over the AFC East.”
The Patriots are closing in on their first division title since Brady left, so it may already be too late. Maye has emerged as an MVP candidate at age 23 and appears poised to dominate the NFL for years to come.
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