{"id":1802,"date":"2026-05-28T07:18:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T00:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.drinkfood.info\/?p=1802"},"modified":"2026-05-28T07:18:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T00:18:48","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8breaking-new-england-patriots-star-quarterback-drake-maye-handled-one-of-the-most-bizarre-press-conference-moments-of-the-offseason-with-a-mixture-of-confusion-and-composure-on-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.drinkfood.info\/?p=1802","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: New England Patriots star quarterback Drake Maye handled one of the most bizarre press conference moments of the offseason with a mixture of confusion and composure on Wednesday. Heading into his third NFL season with massive expectations, Maye was caught completely off guard when a reporter literally asked if he was “thicker this season with two c’s.” After asking the reporter to repeat the awkward question, Maye quickly deflected the modern lingo with a laugh before delivering a professional answer about the importance of maintaining muscle mass for the grueling NFL season.\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drake Maye figured he must’ve heard the question wrong.<\/p>\n

There was no way this was what the\u00a0New England Patriots’ star QB had been asked in a press conference on Wednesday, was there?<\/p>\n

“Are you thicker this season with two c’s?” — as in, the modern lingo, thiccer.<\/p>\n

Maye replied, “Say that one more time.”<\/p>\n

\"Patriots<\/p>\n

So yes, the reporter repeated the question.<\/p>\n

“That’s ‘pause’ if that’s anything,” Maye replied.<\/p>\n

He then tried to give a decent answer anyway, which was kind of Maye.<\/p>\n

“That’s not the way to put it,” Maye said before a brief exchange with the reporter. “… It’s how the NFL works, a long season, and you tend to lose some muscle, so you try to maintain that.”<\/p>\n

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