The NFL is a league of uncertainty, where the average career span is 3.3 years and players retire at 27.6 years of age. One injury, one mistake can change the trajectory of your career. This is where the NFLPA comes in. It takes care of players by raising issues about salaries, benefits, and safety. It includes even the retired veterans, too. That’s why the Patriots ‘ QB, Drake Maye , becoming a part of the NFLPA matters.

Maye was already there as a starting quarterback. But now, he is also their “ Alternate 3 Player Representative ,” and the Patriots made one thing clear with this move. They trust their quarterback. With this move, the locker room is telling their 2024 first-rounder (3rd overall) that he needs to sit in the room where decisions are made.

According to the NFLPA’s

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