NFL news: Patriots’ Drake Maye talks marriage, advice to teammates

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye opened up about his marriage in the course of the opening night time of Tremendous Bowl LX on Monday.

Maye, the 23-year-old Patriots star who has been married to his spouse Ann Michael since June, stated he would advise all his teammates to get married in some unspecified time in the future of their lives.

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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye smiles in the course of the opening night time of the NFL Tremendous Bowl, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in San Jose, California, previous to the Tremendous Bowl LX sport towards the Seattle Seahawks. (AP Picture/Brynn Anderson)

“My teammates have the precise to do no matter they need,” he stated. “I might undoubtedly advocate that they ultimately get married. It is among the best issues in life. It is among the best issues I’ve ever skilled in my life. There is not any higher feeling than coming house to a lady who loves you and cares for you and who cares about your greatest pursuits.

“I do know my teammates, a few of them are experiencing completely different elements of their lives at completely different levels. However I selected to get married younger and I do not remorse it for a second.”

Drake and Ann Michael Maye dated since 2015 and attended the College of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He missed head coach Mike Vrabel’s introductory press convention in January 2025 to pop the query to his longtime girlfriend.

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, middle, introduces, from left, Beau, Cole and Luke and his girlfriend since seventh grade Ann Michael at Gillette Stadium on April 26, 2024. (Eric Canha/USA Immediately Sports activities)

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Since then, Ann Michael has change into the darling amongst Patriots followers for her relationship with the NFL MVP candidate. She has change into a well-liked baker due to the treats she brings to her husband on sport days and in the course of the holidays.

One of many larger occasions within the Maye family that caught the eye of social media was ‘Bakemas’ in the course of the Christmas season. The Patriots star was additionally requested to rank his ‘Bakemas’ treats.

“Cinnamon roll snickerdoodle, she simply made that for the O-line this week,” Maye stated with a smile. “That is my #1.”

He added: “Pet meals, I’ll put pet meals No. 3. Pistachio bread, I prefer it. I’m not a fan, [so] I will put that at 4. The crumbled copycat sugar cookie? Yeah, put that at quantity 2.”

Drake Maye of the New England Patriots and his spouse Ann Michael Maye pose earlier than the New York Giants sport at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on December 1, 2025. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Pictures)

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The Patriots will meet the Seattle Seahawks within the Tremendous Bowl on Sunday.

Fox Information’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.