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Maye’s energy, ‘alpha’ personality has teams taking notice at NFL Combine originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
INDIANAPOLIS — It was time for Drake Maye’s closeup. And he knew exactly what kind of first impression he was looking to make. Instead of climbing a small set of stairs up to a podium atop an elevated platform for his media-availability session at this week’s NFL Scouting Combine, he quickly leaped from the floor and landed with a thud.
Some reporters waiting below reacted audibly, apparently caught off-guard. Maye smiled as he settled in behind the microphone.
“Y’all ready,” he asked? “Y’all ready?”
Maye’s approach to his formal meetings with teams has been similarly high-energy. The 21-year-old has been confident and comfortable in his own skin during meetings, per league sources. While his play in 2023 may have dinged his grade for some teams, his performance in Indianapolis behind the scenes has been deemed really impressive.
Though combine meetings are relatively brief — they last about 20 minutes — Maye has displayed intelligence, strong communication skills, and an ability to positively impact the energy in a room, evaluators said this week.
Those may sound like small things. And it is just a first impression, it’s important to keep in mind. But those kinds of traits matter at a position where leadership and a knack for elevating those around you are paramount.
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Patriots personnel chief Eliot Wolf has some experience drafting an “alpha” personality at the quarterback position in the first three picks. When he was assistant general manager in Cleveland in 2018, the Browns made Baker Mayfield the No. 1 overall pick in part because his personality was viewed as a strength that helped set him apart from others in a draft where five passers were taken in the first round.
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Publish date : 2024-03-01 23:19:30
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