Drake Maye has been upfront about his fandom of both Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers.
Growing up in North Carolina, the Patriots‘ quarterback has sung the praises of the Panthers’ former franchise quarterback — noting to the media that he even went to Carolina’s last Super Bowl appearance against the Broncos in February 2016.
“I went to the Super Bowl when they lost to Peyton Manning, and that was tough,” Maye said earlier this season. “But yeah, just that season. I think they were 15-1. I was at that NFC Championship game at home, big time win.