Opponent turned teammate shares true thoughts on Patriots' Drake Maye
Dre'Mont Jones sacked Patriots quarterback Drake Maye twice on two different teams last season. And now, the two are teammates.
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye has Dre'Mont Jones' respect as the two prepare to play as teammates for the first time in 2026. Jones lauded Maye at his press conference on Thursday. "Drake's a hell of a quarterback," Jones said of the 2025 AP NFL MVP runner-up .
“He gave us a lot of problems. The memory that burns in my head is when we had him on 4th-and-3, and he threw that out route, and I was in Baltimore. I thought we had him stopped to ice the game.
... That just lets you know how talented of a quarterback he is. ” Jones played against Maye as a member of the Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans last season.
Two of Jones' seven sacks on the season came in both games that he played against the Patriots , in Week 7 with the Titans, and again in Week 16 with the Ravens. Maye handed Jones a loss in both of those games last season. Maye completed a season-high 91.