Following the final game of the season, when the New England Patriots got past the Buffalo Bills by a 23-16 score in a game when bench and backup players saw most of the action for both teams, one aspect of the otherwise ragged contest stood out: the remarkable performance of Patriots backup quarterback Joe Milton.

New England Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye being added to the 2025 Pro Bowl Games didn't come without some controversy on Tuesday. Some fans took to social media to congratulate the promising young quarterback for a well-deserved career accomplishment.

Part of new hire head coach Mike Vrabel's decision to come back to New England, where he spent 2001-08 as a player, was the potential that Maye showed in his rookie campaign. More