FOXBORO – Patriots quarterback Drake Maye has a potential solution to calm himself down when he’s feeling too “amped” to begin a game.

Maye explained away an inaccurate pass in Week 2 of the preseason, when he threw high to wide receiver DeMario Douglas, as saying he was “a little amped early in the game.” The throw ricocheted off Douglas’ hands and into the arms of a defender, who dropped the ball. Maye also fumbled in the Patriots’ first preseason game.

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The young quarterback had the same explanation after throwing an interception in the second drive of his first career start, saying he was “a little amped at the start, for sure.”

That’s obviously something that Maye will need to figure out in his second season.

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