Former Patriots Center Thinks Drake Maye Has Tom Brady Effect

For weeks now, Drake Maye has been the talk of the league, as well as the talk of former New England Patriots players.

From Ty Law to Chris Hogan. Many former players of the past dynasty have come out and sung the praises of the current signal caller for the Pats. This week, another one joined the bunch.

David Andrews was an undrafted free agent who signed with the Patriots in 2015 after his college run as a Georgia Bulldog had come to an end. He spent the entirety of his career snapping the ball to Tom Brady, Cam Newton, Mac Jones, Bailey Zappe and Jacoby Brissett.

Andrews played four games in 2024, but his season was cut short due to a rotator cuff injury that required surgery. The longtimecenter retired this past offseason.

Drake Maye would become the starter for the Patriots in 2024, just a few weeks after Andrews' season and eventual career ended. Despite Andrews and Maye only really working together on the practice field last season, the former center has spotted the effect he can have on the league in terms of recruiting free agents to come back to New England.

Andrews spoke about all of this on his podcast, The Quick Snap, this week, suggesting that Maye will be a lot like Tom Brady and how players will want to sign with the Patriots to play alongside him.

"I think what I'm trying to say is, hopefully now these pass-catchers are seeing what Drake's doing, and you're going to see the Tom Brady type of effect where people are like, 'OK, I could go to so-and-so (team) for this and come to the Patriots for this. I'm not just going to take that offer," Andrews said.