Before he would follow in Cam Newton’s footsteps as a Patriots quarterback, Drake Maye grew up watching the former league MVP play for his hometown Carolina Panthers.
Maye, who grew up just north of Charlotte in Huntersville N.C., recalled what he felt like watching Newton lead the Panthers to Super Bowl 50. Maye, who was 12 at the time, was there watching as the Panthers fell 24-10 to the Broncos.
“I went to the Super Bowl when they lost to Peyton Manning, and that was tough,” Maye said. “But yeah, just that season.