13 off-the-field things we learned about Drake Maye at Super Bowl Opening Night

SAN JOSE, Calif. — As Drake Maye arrived at podium No. 2 in the San Jose Convention Center, Mike Vrabel surveyed the dozens of media members sardined around the station, smirked at his quarterback, and surely fired a one-liner his way.

The Super Bowl Opening Night circus was living up to its billing and Maye was the main attraction.

For the next hour, the 23-year-old Patriots quarterback fielded questions from all corners. Maye offered updates about his ailing shoulder and the Super Bowl matchup ahead, and spoke glowingly whenever his family was brought up.

Given it was Opening Night, Maye was also asked about superstitions, ’90s rappers, and which of his teammates would be best suited for a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover. The second-year quarterback took it all in good cheer, making it an entertaining evening for everyone involved.

So here are 13 off-the-field things we learned about Maye at Opening Night:

Pregame superstitions:

“I try to keep my warmup routine the same every week. I put my right shoe on before my left shoe. I put my left sock on before my right sock. I don’t really listen to music in headphones. I just listen to what the locker room is playing, so who knows what that is. Other than that, I try to keep the little things the same. Try to eat the same thing. I don’t eat very much on game day. Try to keep it light. Then from there, I stand in the same place for the National Anthem. So I’ve got a lot of things I probably do, yeah.”

Pregame meal:

“A classic peanut butter and jelly. Simple. Peanut butter, jelly. Or give me maybe — if it’s a night game I’ll do a grilled cheese during the day. Something simple. Easy on the stomach.”

Dunkin or Starbucks?

“Man, I live in Boston. You know it’s Dunkin... you’ve got the donuts with it. The coffee with the donuts, Starbucks doesn’t offer that — but I also like Starbucks. Starbucks is also pretty good too."

Which 3 teammates would make the best SI Swimsuit cover models?

“Will Campbell has gotta be on there! Will Campbell is my No. 1 answer. Gotta do Stefon Diggs. His Sports Illustrated would fly off the shelves... then an actual No. 3 that I think would be a real one with the best looking dude on there? Not trying to be too big of fans of them... a serious one? (Christian Gonzalez). Gonzo would be a good one.”

Thoughts on Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl 60 halftime performer:

“I saw him in the Adam Sandler movie (Happy Gilmore 2). I know Bad Bunny. I know he’s a big-time artist and I’m a big fan of him. Obviously he sings in a different language. I can’t sing, but I’m a fan of Bad Bunny.”

Shake Shack or In-N-Out Burger?

“As an East Coast guy, I grew up on Shake Shack. But In and Out? I’ve gotta go with Shake Shack (for) the burger.”

Tupac Shakur or the Notorious B.I.G.?

“That’s a tough one too. I think I’ve gotta pay respect to Tupac.”

Seafood or Mexican food?

“Mexican food... I love queso and a quesadilla. My favorite Mexican dishes.”

Soft shell or hard shell tacos?

“I’m more a soft shell guy. The hard shell, I’ve got a bad habit of chipping my teeth.”

Pizza or tacos?

“Pizza.”

Favorite MMA fighter:

“Shoutout Sean O’Malley. I’m a big fan of Sugar Sean. I’m a big MMA fan. I love watching Jon Jones. I love watching a lot of the guys. I know the fights are late night, but in the offseason I stay up and watch them.”

Which female athletes he’d like to catch a TD pass from:

“I’ve gotten into tennis a little more, a lot of respect for Serena Williams. She’s maybe one of the greatest of all time, the greatest female athletes of all time. Then I heard Caitlin Clark was pulling for us in the playoffs, so hopefully catching a touchdown from Caitlin Clark would be cool. I know she’s a baller.”

Favorite Bible verse:

“I think Proverbs 16-9. ‘The heart of a man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.’ I think just what a verse that is. What a verse that alludes to. You can have all these plans in life of, ‘I want to do this, I want to do this.’ But it’s really the Lord that’s doing the work of leading you in the right direction.”

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