Former MVP QB makes big prediction about Patriots' Drake Maye after Super Bowl nightmare

As one Seattle Seahawks assistant coach put it, second-year New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye "got pulled into a bad movie" when he found himself facing a menacing Seahawks defense during New England's 29-13 loss to Seattle in Super Bowl LX. 

During a Monday appearance on Boston sports radio station WEEI, one-time NFL MVP quarterback and current analyst Boomer Esiason touched upon whether or not he is worried about how Maye will bounce back from a nightmare performance on football's biggest stage. 

Boomer Esiason not concerned about Drake Maye after Super Bowl

"Drake Maye is going to be fine," Esiason said, per Scott McLaughlin of Audacy. "Nobody expected [the Patriots] to be here. ...I'm not worried about Drake Maye's future. That's like the least of my concerns. What I have to do is, I have to shore up that offensive line, and I have to make sure that Will Campbell is 100 percent healthy coming back next year. And him realizing, and I know he is, because I know he's the kind of kid he is, realizing that his playoffs were just as bad as Drake Maye's."

Esiason was referencing how Campbell failed to adequately protect Maye throughout the Super Bowl. According to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, the New England left tackle surrendered 14 pressures against Seattle. That was the most pressures allowed by an offensive lineman in any game from the start of the 2025 regular season through the playoffs. In total, the Seahawks sacked Maye six times.

Meanwhile, Maye was mostly ineffective over three quarters of action in Super Bowl LX. He committed three turnovers (one fumble, two interceptions), the last of which gifted Seattle with a defensive touchdown late in the contest. 

Boomer Esiason: Drake Maye, Patriots could be right back in the Super Bowl mix next winter

While the loss likely stings for Maye this week, Esiason believes the overall experience could prove to be a positive for the 23-year-old who was a finalist for this season's MVP Award. 

"I think it's an unbelievable, great learning experience for him," Esiason added about Maye playing in the Super Bowl. "He'll never take it for granted. He'll come back, and he'll be ready to rock and roll next year. I'm not too worried about this. This is a long, sustained career that we have in front of us. And I think that they have a good enough team and certainly have the coaching staff to be able to get back. They're not losing any coaches this year for the first time in a long time. They don't have to hire any new coaches. Now all they have to do is kind of retweak some of the roster spots that they probably feel that they're weak in, and I wouldn't be surprised to see them right back in the mix again next year."

Patriots cornerback Carlton Davis III said after the Super Bowl loss that he felt his team "put the league on notice" by going 14-3 and then making it to the campaign's final game. Esiason seems to agree with such assessments, in part because of what Maye could offer New England as a third-year pro.