Patriots spent NFL draft focused on offense, adding QB and support around him
New England Patriots first round draft pick Drake Maye, former North Carolina quarterback, poses with team owner Robert Kraft, left, and team president Jonathan Kraft, right, during an NFL football news conference, Friday, April 26, 2024, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Charles Krupa]
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots went into the NFL draft needing a potential franchise quarterback. They believe they got the best one that was available to them at No. 3 in Drake Maye, and spent the rest of the draft beginning the process of adding support around him. Maye’s selection was part of a relatively straightforward three days of picks for New England, which entered hoping to fill a variety of needs on a team that finished 4-13 in what turned out to be longtime coach Bill Belichick’s final season with the Patriots. New England wound up making eight picks, with seven coming on offense.
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