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Drake Maye paid tribute to former Patriots QB with his touchdown celebration

Sunday was a homecoming of sorts for Patriots QB Drake Maye.

Even though the matchup was set in Foxborough, it involved Maye and the Patriots taking on the QB’s hometown team: the Carolina Panthers.

Maye — who grew up just north of Charlotte in Huntersville, North Carolina — didn’t hold back earlier this week when discussing his love for the Panthers and especially their former franchise QB, Cam Newton.

“I went to the Super Bowl when they lost to Peyton Manning, and that was tough,” Maye said. “But yeah, just that season.