Age can be a funny thing in the NFL, especially with the new landscape of college football. Take New England Patriots rookie quarterback Behren Morton, who is actually seven months old older but starter Drake Maye, who enters Year 3 with MVP expectations.
After being drafted in the seventh round, Morton noted that he and Maye matched up as Elite 11 finalists in the 2020 draft class. Morton spent the last five seasons at Texas Tech and started three and a half campaigns with the Red Raiders. As a late-round draft pick, Morton knows he’ll have to do anything and everything to have a chance to make the roster.
“I’m really looking forward to picking (Maye’s) brain about what he’s done in the league so far. He’s been very successful last year. So I’m going to do whatever it takes,” Morton said Saturday via Mass Live. “If he needs coffee from Starbucks, I’m there for Drake. Whatever he needs through this process, I’m here for him.”