Drake Maye didn’t know what to do with the Lamar Hunt Trophy.
on Sunday to earn a trip to the Super Bowl. While Drake Maye did not do much in the passing game, he stillThanks to the touchdown and the fact that he's the new face of the franchise, he got to hold onto the Lamar Hunt Trophy on the podium.
And that's when Maye reminded everyone that he's still very inexperienced. After speaking with Jim Nantz, the New England quarterback didn't know what to do with the trophy. It was as out of sorts as he's been during the Patriots’ postseason run.It's been seven years since the Patriots last won the AFC so it makes sense that no one on the roster knows what to do with the trophy. Especially Maye, who would have been 16 years old way back then.Stephen Douglas is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in media since 2008 and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Douglas spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and previously wrote for Uproxx and The Sporting News. He has three children, two degrees and one now unverified Twitter account.
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