FOXBOROUGH - Growing up in North Carolina, Drake Maye was a huge Panthers fan.

During his media session Wednesday, the Patriots quarterback recalled going to games, following them to the Super Bowl. He loved watching Cam Newton.

“I went to the Super Bowl when they lost to Peyton Manning. That was tough,” Maye said, referring to the Panthers loss to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50. “Just that season. I think they were 15-1.”

Maye went to many of those games, including the NFC Championship game.

Mostly, he remembers how good Newton was back then, along with his larger than life personality.

“Just being a fan of Cam, that’s my biggest memory,” Maye said. “Doing the airplane (celebration) ... just little things like that, and getting to know him later on.

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