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CRIS Collinsworth and Mike Tirico returned to the booth Sunday night to call the New England Patriots and Washington Commanders game.
Collinsworth began to share some high praise for Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye but Tirico wasn’t having any of it.
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye loses his shoe while throwing a pass to running back JaMycal Hasty[/caption]
NBC Sports play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico, left, sits next to color commentator Cris Collinsworth before an NFL football game[/caption]
Early in the second quarter, Maye dropped back to pass and in the process lost his shoe.
The rookie quarterback managed to still complete his pass to running back JaMycal Hasty for a first down.
Tirico immediately noticed that Maye lost his shoe on the play saying, “Still trying to figure out if that was his shoe that came flying out, and it was his shoe.”
Collinsworth then weighed in with his thoughts on the play.
“How good is this guy?” asked Collinsworth.
“This guy’s a living legend already.”
The comment had Tirico cracking up and he responded by saying, “Stop it.”
A replay was shown after the first down and Collinsworth continued to praise Maye.
“What the heck, man he’s on a roll right now nobody wake him up,” Collinsworth said.
In the Patriots 20-10 loss, Maye completed 13 of 20 passes for 126 passing yards and a touchdown.
For the preseason, Maye connected on 21 of 34 passes for 192 yards and one score.
The quarterback was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and the franchise reportedly turned down big offers to trade back.
Drake signed a four-year fully guaranteed contract worth $36.64 million on May 28, 2024.
Maye is competing with veteran Jacoby Brissett, 31, and sixth-round pick Joe Milton, 24, for the starting job.
NFL important dates
August 1 – Hall of Fame Game – Houston Texans vs Chicago Bears
August 8 – Pre-season begins
August 27 – Deadline for 53-man rosters
September 1 – Final day of pre-season
September 5 – Season opener – Baltimore Ravens vs Kansas City Chiefs
November 5 – Trade deadline
January 5 – Week 18 of regular-season
January 11 – Playoffs begin
February 9 – Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Louisiana
Despite ending their preseason slate on Sunday night the team has yet to name a starter for the season.
Maye played three seasons at North Carolina during his college football career.
Throughout his career on the Tar Heels, he completed 618 passes for a completion percentage of 64.9.
He also threw for 8,018 passing yards along with 63 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.
Maye made history in his first start against Florida A&M becoming the first UNC quarterback to throw five touchdowns in their debut.
He led the team to appearances in the 2022 ACC Championship Game and Holiday Bowl.
The Patriots quarterback was also named the ACC Player of the Year after leading the NCAA in total offense with 5,019.
Meanwhile, the Patriots will begin their season on September 8 against the Cincinnati Bengals.
