Patriots’ Drake Maye shares heartfelt sideline moment with wife Ann Michael before Super Bowl debut

In conscionable his 2nd NFL season, Drake Maye narrowly missed league MVP honors and led the New England Patriots to the Super Bowl. 

While the 23-year-old has earned wide praise connected the field, helium received possibly his astir meaningful enactment conscionable earlier Sunday’s kickoff. The emerging quarterback's wife, Ann Michael Maye, was connected the Levi’s Stadium sideline for pregame warmups.

After spotting Ann, Maye embraced his woman and shared a buss earlier continuing preparations to vie connected the game's biggest stage.

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Drake Maye (10) of the New England Patriots hugs his woman Ann Michael Maye anterior to the commencement of Super Bowl LX against the Seattle Seahawks astatine Levi's Stadium connected Feb. 8, 2026 successful Santa Clara, California.  (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

The Pro Bowl backmost joined his precocious schoolhouse sweetheart past June successful North Carolina. In a charitable act, the mates donated their wedding gifts to the homeless, The News & Observer reported.

Maye archetypal went nationalist with his narration with Ann successful 2020, captioning a New Year’s Day station of the mates with, "Bringing successful ’20 with a 10."

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Maye has been outspoken astir his views connected marriage. In the days starring up to the Super Bowl, Maye said helium would counsel each of his teammates to get joined astatine immoderate constituent successful their lives.

Drake Maye (10) of the New England Patriots warms up anterior to the commencement of Super Bowl LX against the Seattle Seahawks astatine Levi's Stadium connected Feb. 08, 2026 successful Santa Clara, California. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

"My teammates person a close to bash immoderate they choose," helium said. "I decidedly would counsel them to yet get married. It’s 1 of the champion things successful life. It’s 1 of the champion things I’ve experienced successful my life. There’s nary amended feeling than coming location to a woman that loves you and cares for you and disquieted astir your champion interests.

"I cognize my teammates, immoderate of them are experiencing antithetic parts of their beingness successful what stages. But I chose to get joined young and I don’t regret it 1 bit."

New England Patriots backmost Drake Maye (10) leaves the tract astatine halftime against the Seattle Seahawks successful Super Bowl LX astatine Levi's Stadium connected Feb, 8, 2026; Santa Clara, California. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

Maye and Ann some attended the University of North Carolina astatine Chapel Hill. Maye finished his two-year tally arsenic the Tar Heels’ starting backmost with 62 touchdowns. He threw for 8,018 yards implicit his 3 years successful a North Carolina uniform.

Shortly aft the Patriots selected Maye successful the archetypal circular of the 2024 NFL Draft, Ann took to societal media to explicit her enactment and excitement.

"Drake, words cannot picture however arrogant I americium of you. What an unthinkable blessing it has been to beryllium by your broadside done each of this," she captioned the 2024 Instagram post. "I emotion you and can’t hold for this adjacent chapter! GO PATS!!"

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Maye appeared successful 13 games successful his rookie season. In his archetypal play nether manager Mike Vrabel, Maye posted a league-best completion percentage. He finished the regular play with 4,394 passing yards and 31 touchdown passes.

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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