Patriots
Second-year quarterback Drake Maye was voted to be a captain by his teammates.
The Patriots are six days out from their 2025 season opener in opposition to the Las Vegas Raiders. With that, the group introduced its captains earlier than their ultimate Monday observe earlier than Week 1’s contest.
Six New England gamers had been named to the management position, as voted on by their teammates. Head coach Mike Vrabel relayed the voting outcomes to the group.
Listed below are the Patriots’ group captains underneath Vrabel’s first 12 months as New England’s HC:
TE Hunter Henry
CB Marcus Jones
LB Harold Landry III
QB Drake Maye
ST Brenden Schooler
LB Robert Spillane
Henry is the only real returning captain from final 12 months’s Patriots group. Nevertheless, he didn’t start the 2024 season as a captain (authentic 2024 captains: David Andrews, Ja’Whaun Bentley, Jacoby Brissett, Joe Cardona, Jabrill Peppers, Deatrich Clever, Jr.). Henry changed David Andrews when the now-retired heart landed on injured reserve in October.
Henry and Spillane are the one two gamers among the many six named captains with previous NFL captaincy. Spillane, who performed underneath Vrabel, served as a Raiders captain the final two seasons. He inked a three-year, $33 million cope with New England in March.
“It’s such an honor to be named a captain,” Spillane told reporters after observe. “You don’t take these moments frivolously. I pour my coronary heart and soul into this. To be acknowledged by my teammates is every little thing to me.”
Jones, Maye, Schooler, and Landry are all first-time captains. Landry, who additionally performed underneath Vrabel on the Tennessee Titans for 5 seasons, was signed to a 3-year, $43.5 million contract in March.
“Was I stunned? I imply, I knew it was a chance,” Landry said after observe. “… I don’t actually say a lot, I attempt to lead by instance and I’m simply glad that my boys in right here respect and admire it.”
Get the most recent Boston sports activities information
Obtain updates in your favourite Boston groups, straight from our newsroom to your inbox.
